Challenge

Arena Winters
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casimiro Jatsu started the match with the kick off. Ivan Navarro made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Airborne FC's Danilo Principe. Airborne FC's Horia Lupu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ivan Navarro in the 6 minute of the game. Airborne FC were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Horia Lupu took the corner. It was a well-played corner which César Sampaio managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Casimiro Jatsu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. If Casimiro Jatsu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Casimiro Jatsu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casimiro Jatsu in the 19th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Airborne FC's Casimiro Jatsu. But to his dismay, Casimiro Jatsu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Jatsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Airborne FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Horia Lupu in the 28th minute. The corner ended in Danilo Principe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro did a great save. When Casimiro Jatsu came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Airborne FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Casimiro Jatsu couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Casimiro Jatsu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 3-0 in the 32 minute of play. Esteban Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horia Lupu got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casimiro Jatsu might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Casimiro Jatsu ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casimiro Jatsu got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Navarro to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmundo Espiga was the one to do the kick off. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Jatsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Airborne FC booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Airborne FC's Casimiro Jatsu. But to his dismay, Casimiro Jatsu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Casimiro Jatsu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. If Casimiro Jatsu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Jatsu in the 66th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Airborne FC were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Horia Lupu took the corner. The corner led Airborne FC's Horia Lupu to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Navarro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 77th minute of play forced Airborne FC's goalkeeper Pedro Paulo Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Casimiro Jatsu came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Airborne FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Casimiro Jatsu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Jatsu in the 80th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Casimiro Jatsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Casimiro Jatsu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Airborne FC's Casimiro Jatsu. But to his dismay, Casimiro Jatsu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 94th minute Casimiro Jatsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Milagros Cabal fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Honduras's protests and gave Milagros Cabal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Milagros Cabal got a free kick in the 97th minute. Airborne FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.