Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antal Valentin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Oprea came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabio Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 14th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Abalos. ionion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in ionion's zone, Major Barna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Abalos came out of the goal and Major Barna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabio Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Panait Oprea got free with Fodor Daniel in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Hungary's Fodor Daniel got control of the ball when Panait Oprea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grigore Pădure kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Antal Valentin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Abalos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fodor Daniel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Costică Donose. Fabio Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 34th minute of play. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Surugiu in the 41st minute of play. After 43 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Grigore Pădure who took care of the corner kick. Niculae Moisescu kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Niculae Moisescu fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. If Panait Oprea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Panait Oprea made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Major Barna notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ionion's Fabio Abalos. Fabio Abalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 54th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ionion defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Abalos. The ionion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Abalos should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hegedus Henrik. In the 61st minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Vörös Henrik managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Abalos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antal Valentin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabio Abalos having to make a save. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ionion's Fabio Abalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save ionion from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes into the match, Panait Oprea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Panait Oprea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. ionion's Fabio Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match Antal Valentin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Abalos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 80 minutes, Taner Zübeyr mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ionion and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. Taner Zübeyr hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Fabio Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Oprea came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 played minutes ionion got a freekick which was hit by Grigore Pădure. After having played for 92 minutes, Panait Oprea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ionion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Panait Oprea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panait Oprea in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.