Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Karimi kicked off to start the match. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Remigiusz Gabis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Karimi in the 10th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remigiusz Gabis in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Elmhuus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Kaveh Bayat in the 19th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Christian Sancho. After 21 minutes, Emanuel Ocampo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the Red Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Ali Karimi struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Army. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigiusz Gabis in the 31st minute of play. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Karimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arash Esmaeeli hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Luca Espinar got a free kick in the 35th minute. Lautaro Navarro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Remigiusz Gabis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 41st minute Red Army were awarded a corner. Hossein Fatehi went to the cornerflag to take it. Red Army's Hossein Fatehi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ali Karimi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Remigiusz Gabis came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Karimi came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute, Remigiusz Gabis 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. When Ali Karimi came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Red Army 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 Ali Karimi couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Remigiusz Gabis notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rdth minute of the game Ali Karimi 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. In the 65th minute, Remigiusz Gabis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 72 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Remigiusz Gabis came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hossein Fatehi who took care of the corner kick. Sebastian Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ali Reza Abdi in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. In the 87th minute, Ricardinho Maia made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Ali Reza Abdi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remigiusz Gabis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Army's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.