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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Marcos Basso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Basso came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Major Barna. But to his dismay, Major Barna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Marcos Basso 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 24th minute. After a rather tough play, The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Niklas Lundqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Bo á Bø struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Shadows. Fodor Daniel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niklas Lundqvist went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Balazs Lajos hit a great ball. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Niklas Lundqvist sent off a good shot on target. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Niklas Lundqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fodor Daniel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niklas Lundqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. 51 minutes into the match, The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Antal Valentin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Basso having to make a save. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Lundqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Andreasson. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Major Barna took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Marcos Basso to make any attempt to save it. The Shadows's Robin Cane was substituted for Gelu Plopșor. The Shadows made a substitution. Fabian Tingberg replaced Li Fei Xu. If Hegedus Henrik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Basso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 73rd minute. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Marcos Basso made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niklas Lundqvist in the 76th 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. In the 77th minute, Antal Valentin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 3-5, to the right of The Shadows's Marcos Basso. Marcos Basso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The The Shadows fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when The Shadows's Herman Lindell looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastian Von Axelson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Takacs Tibor in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Shadows's Bastian Von Axelson. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herman Lindell's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Shadows throughout the match.