Challenge

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundo Espiga took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Christian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 3 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gavino Quintin. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cido Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, AC Batán's Cido Cardozo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Le Zheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Wielkopolski in the 14th minute of play. Cido Cardozo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Lautaro Navarro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Lautaro Navarro managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when AC Batán's Cido Cardozo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A throw-in in the 25th minute of the game was made by Gong Feng with Gavino Quintin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gavino Quintin in the 26th minute. Cido Cardozo'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 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Enzo-Nicolás Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Cardozo in the 32nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Gong Feng in the 38th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Luca Espinar. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Konrad Wielkopolski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Quintin in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Batán's Cido Cardozo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 3-0 after 44 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gavino Quintin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Ocampo. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cido Cardozo in the 56th minute of play. Cido Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AC Batán made a substitution. Acácio Nogueira replaced Gavino Quintin. AC Batán's José Carlos da Silveira was substituted for Cido Cardozo. In the 61stth minute of the game Acácio Nogueira 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 63rd minute, Acácio Nogueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Batán fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The AC Batán fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira 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 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 78th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Acácio Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Batán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Acácio Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Batán made a substitution. Cristoforo Di Ruscio replaced Konrad Wielkopolski. 82 minutes into the match, Acácio Nogueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Acácio Nogueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. José Carlos da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. AC Batán's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.