Challenge

Sir Steaua
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tzonyo Viyachki took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 3rd minute of play forced Sir Alexandria's goalkeeper Bogdan Şimandan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Sir Alexandria got a corner. Hungary's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dorin Mercescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Ernest Albu at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Hungary. 1-0. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Şimandan having to interfere. Antal Valentin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bogdan Şimandan having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Major Barna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bogdan Şimandan was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 15thth minute of the game Major Barna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sir Alexandria's Bogdan Şimandan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antal Valentin in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Şimandan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Sir Alexandria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. Bogdan Şimandan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 18th minute of play. Tzonyo Viyachki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodor Daniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 22nd minute of play forced Sir Alexandria's goalkeeper Bogdan Şimandan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes of play, Hungary's Antal Valentin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogdan Şimandan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bogdan Şimandan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 29th minute of play. Takacs Tibor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Şimandan having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Balazs Lajos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sir Alexandria getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Tzonyo Viyachki hit a great ball. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Bogdan Şimandan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tzonyo Viyachki during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Tzonyo Viyachki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Bogdan Şimandan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd 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. Bogdan Şimandan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sir Alexandria's Bogdan Şimandan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Sir Alexandria from getting a goal against them. If Balazs Lajos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 69th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Şimandan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Antal Valentin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 75th minute, Hungary's Major Barna ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bogdan Şimandan. Bogdan Şimandan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Alexa during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bakos Endre charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bakos Endre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sir Alexandria booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakos Endre didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sir Alexandria throughout the match.