Challenge

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Notis Bartzokas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Green Horses's Periklis Zorbadelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Periklis Zorbadelos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 18th play minutes Edmundo Espiga shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Periklis Zorbadelos and just under the crossbar into goal. Gerasimos Iakovatos got a throw-in 25 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Loukas Brizolakis. Apostolos Mavrokordatos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Periklis Zorbadelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Vaios Petridis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Periklis Zorbadelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Periklis Zorbadelos. Periklis Zorbadelos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Babbis Markatos went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Notis Bartzokas sped through Honduras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Esteban Carvallo got a free kick in the 48th minute. Green Horses's Babbis Markatos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 49th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Honduras. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Green Horses's Notis Bartzokas made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute, Notis Bartzokas 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. 60 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Periklis Zorbadelos, 3-3. In the 63rd minute, Honduras's Sebastian Villa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Periklis Zorbadelos. Periklis Zorbadelos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-4. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Notis Bartzokas in the 66th minute of play. Babbis Markatos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Evaggelos Keratakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Green Horses's Babbis Markatos 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, 4-4. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. Babbis Markatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Notis Bartzokas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Horses's supporters rose to their feet, but Notis Bartzokas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Periklis Zorbadelos having to interfere. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Honduras players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Green Horses from taking control. The game ends in a draw.