Challenge

Mataldi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Paul van der Leegte in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the game, one of Honduras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Gilabert having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Ján Novák came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Gilabert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Tafalla in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Jean-Paul van der Leegte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AL TOKE FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 30 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Carvallo. Jean-Paul van der Leegte shot from long distance in the 30th minute, but Lautaro Navarro was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Ján Novák 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. 35 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's Remo Dracena sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Gilabert having to interfere. When AL TOKE FC's Ján Novák in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Honduras made a substitution. Stefano Rouco replaced Milagros Cabal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ján Novák to make the kick off. Jean-Paul van der Leegte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stefano Rouco hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Dracena in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remo Dracena in the 57th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jean-Paul van der Leegte who took care of the corner kick. Jean-Paul van der Leegte made a great header on AL TOKE FC's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save. 59 minutes into the match, Hugo Teyo notched a goal, 5-0, 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. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jean-Paul van der Leegte was slow to take the kick. During this time AL TOKE FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Jean-Paul van der Leegte almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro did a great save. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Dracena in the 68th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Atilio Romagnoli managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Atilio Romagnoli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 81st minute, Moises Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ján Novák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Denis Gilabert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AL TOKE FC's Jonatan Reyes was substituted for Jean-Paul van der Leegte. 86 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Reyes came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ján Novák, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 94th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefano Rouco to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Stefano Rouco got a free kick in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Nikola in the 98th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Javier Nikola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AL TOKE FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Honduras had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.