Challenge

The Duck Pond
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. In the 3rd minute, Balazs Lajos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sly Collier was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod McCartney in the 5th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hungary's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cliff Flower was slow to take the kick. During this time Stickleback Utd Xl's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Rony Schmidt got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-1. 7 minutes into the match. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod McCartney, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Sly Collier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 14th minute of the match. Sly Collier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sly Collier 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 17th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sly Collier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod McCartney, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Vörös Henrik hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 29th match minute, Stickleback Utd Xl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rony Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Stickleback Utd Xl's Sly Collier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 30th minute of play. Antal Valentin scored 1-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sly Collier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. Sly Collier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 40th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Stickleback Utd Xl's Durval Castro got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute of the match Antal Valentin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sly Collier skillfully saved the ball. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Stickleback Utd Xl's Sly Collier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 45th minute of play. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Stickleback Utd Xl's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Antal Valentin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sly Collier quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After the first half Hungary were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tod McCartney to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Sly Collier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Francis Curtis hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Hegedus Henrik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Schmidt in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Sly Collier in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Schmidt in the 69th minute of the match. Sly Collier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stickleback Utd Xl's Huey Blackwater was substituted for Benji Browne. In the 74th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Stickleback Utd Xl's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hungary's Antal Valentin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sly Collier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sly Collier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Nicholas Poole struck a weak shot in the 76th 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 Stickleback Utd Xl. Stickleback Utd Xl's Tyrone Wardill was substituted for David Sheringham. In the 84th minute, Takacs Tibor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute of the match Brian Hutchins sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fodor Daniel skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sly Collier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Schmidt in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sly Collier narrowly saved just below the crossbar.