Challenge

Rohonci úti Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hungary's Antal Valentin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Szombathelyi Haladás getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Tamás Vásárhelyi hit a great ball. Takacs Tibor struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Jeromos Petres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. The audience thought a goal was coming when József Sugár got free with Fodor Daniel in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antal Valentin got in the 8th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Jeromos Petres handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The supporters of Hungary booed when Szombathelyi Haladás was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristóf Földi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Szombathelyi Haladás's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Jeromos Petres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Kristóf Földi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Szombathelyi Haladás's Jeromos Petres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Szombathelyi Haladás's Pál Csontos got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 15th minute of play forced Szombathelyi Haladás's goalkeeper Jeromos Petres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes of play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeromos Petres was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Hungary's Fodor Daniel got control of the ball when József Sugár tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Szombathelyi Haladás's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Jeromos Petres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. László Katona kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Pál Csontos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Major Barna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Szombathelyi Haladás's Jeromos Petres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 36th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Szombathelyi Haladás's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Jeromos Petres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 minutes Szombathelyi Haladás's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell József Sugár to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Tamás Vásárhelyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodor Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Hungary booed when Szombathelyi Haladás was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tamás Vásárhelyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 54th minute of the match László Katona completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave László Katona a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Hungary booed when Szombathelyi Haladás was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. László Katona didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Szombathelyi Haladás's Jeromos Petres got control of the ball when Balazs Lajos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Jeromos Petres. Szombathelyi Haladás's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Nándor Jászberényi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, Szombathelyi Haladás's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Jeromos Petres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Szombathelyi Haladás's Jeromos Petres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 71st minute of play. Major Barna struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Jeromos Petres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Jeromos Petres in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 84 in the game by Antal Valentin from a close distance when the talented Jeromos Petres managed to make a qualified save. Szombathelyi Haladás's players were relieved. Antal Valentin came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jeromos Petres could save by the left post. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Takacs Tibor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeromos Petres having to make a save. 90 minutes into the match, Szombathelyi Haladás's goalkeeper Jeromos Petres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Szombathelyi Haladás throughout the match.