Challenge

Paradise Lost
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Saxon's Jerzy Zaremba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cyprian Mindykowski saved FC Saxon from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cyprian Mindykowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the match, FC Saxon's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Cyprian Mindykowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Saxon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edmundo Espiga was slow to take the kick. During this time Honduras's players had a chance to rest. Esteban Carvallo made a great header on Honduras's corner, it was just that FC Saxon's Cyprian Mindykowski managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 12th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Saxon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Cyprian Mindykowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Cyprian Mindykowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute, Edmundo Espiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cyprian Mindykowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cyprian Mindykowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 28th minute of play. Ivan Navarro made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sebastian Villa. Cyprian Mindykowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. FC Saxon's Cyprian Mindykowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes in the game, Edmundo Espiga dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 35 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cyprian Mindykowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cyprian Mindykowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes, Konstanty Pilarski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Saxon and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Saxon's Konstanty Pilarski got a free kick in the 40th minute. FC Saxon's Cyprian Mindykowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 42nd minute of play. Cyprian Mindykowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cyprian Mindykowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The FC Saxon players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Honduras were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, FC Saxon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Zaremba to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Villa struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Cyprian Mindykowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. The crowd rose to their feet as Edmundo Espiga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cyprian Mindykowski. That made the score 0-5 in the 55 minute of play. Luca Espinar charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Espinar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cyprian Mindykowski. That made the score 0-6 after 59 minutes of play. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomasz Treppa hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes in the game, Moises Tafalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cyprian Mindykowski having to interfere. Cyprian Mindykowski made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Cyprian Mindykowski managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edmundo Espiga scored 0-7 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cyprian Mindykowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Saxon's Cyprian Mindykowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 76th minute of play. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st match minute, FC Saxon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Treppa to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cyprian Mindykowski. FC Saxon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 0-9 from a short distance just to the right of Cyprian Mindykowski. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Villa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cyprian Mindykowski was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cyprian Mindykowski. FC Saxon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. In the 97thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Saxon's Cyprian Mindykowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Honduras played a much better game than FC Saxon and deserved their victory. The FC Saxon players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.