Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shi Ming started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ming got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the game, Isidoro Buinton threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Sebastian Villa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Isidoro Buinton made in the 12th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Shi Ming however managed to control. 14 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ming. Shi Ming could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Ming kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Ming in the 29th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Ming kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 2-0 in the 35 minute of play. After 39 played minutes Terremoto FC got a freekick which was hit by Jakob Tobbackers. 41 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming in the 43rd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terremoto FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hilario Duarte in the 47th minute. Terremoto FC's Hilario Duarte was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Shi Ming managed to get in a good position for a shot. Terremoto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Ming 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. In the 56th 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. In the 58th minute of the match Terremoto FC got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilario Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. Shi Ming'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 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Shi Ming 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. Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo was substituted for Shi Ming. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th 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. Kenneth Libesoons breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo. But to his dismay, Jeremias Macedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 75 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Honduras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Macedo in the 79th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Lindgren made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jeremias Macedo. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Ivan Navarro got a free kick in the 87th minute. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Macedo in the 87th minute of play. Jeremias Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Macedo in the 91st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Jeremias Macedo 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 Jeremias Macedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Terremoto FC had won after a very even match.