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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. Lautaro Navarro was a little too slow when Tulio Maravilha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Pimenta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Rodion Nikitin came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Pousada 2 Pedros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 苏树建 to maneuver through the defense. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, Rodion Nikitin notched a goal, 4-0, 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Pimenta saved Pousada 2 Pedros FC from getting behind. In the 30th minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Pousada 2 Pedros FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Marco Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Nikitin in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Bernabe Nel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 46th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Rodion Nikitin made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rodion Nikitin made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Moises Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernabe Nel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Marco Pimenta made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Rodion Nikitin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Espinar to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Tulio Maravilha 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 Tulio Maravilha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Egídio Souza's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egídio Souza helped the player get up and apologised. Egídio Souza made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodion Nikitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodion Nikitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Villa struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Marco Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. After having played for 83 minutes, Luca Espinar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Espinar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Marco Pimenta got control of the ball when Luca Espinar tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute, 苏树建 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodion Nikitin struck a weak shot in the 98th 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 Pousada 2 Pedros FC. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pousada 2 Pedros 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.