Challenge

9-12-2018
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Di Bin Zhen got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 10 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saturnino Johans's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Saturnino Johans scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonio Alzamendi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Saturnino Johans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saturnino Johans really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Napoleón 2018's goalkeeper Urbano Faro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26thth minute of the game Saturnino Johans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Saturnino Johans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 33rd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentín Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Saturnino Johans blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Johans in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Di Bin Zhen could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Lautaro Navarro however easily saved by the left post. After having played for 42 minutes, Saturnino Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Napoleón 2018's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saturnino Johans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Di Bin Zhen in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Di Bin Zhen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 46th match minute, Napoleón 2018 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bonifacio Santalla to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Espiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Napoleón 2018's Urbano Faro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Johans in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match Napoleón 2018 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. Bonifacio Santalla ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Napoleón 2018's Bonifacio Santalla to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Navarro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Johans in the 63rd minute of play. Christian Sancho got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Moises Tafalla. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Santalla in the 71st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Urbano Faro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 85th minute Saturnino Johans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Napoleón 2018.