Challenge

Diego Milito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. The throw-in from Maximiliano Celio in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Christian Sancho. With an all-out effort, Racing Comunicaciones's Lautaro Navarro threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rodolfo Hanot, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Rodolfo Hanot sent off a good shot on target. Laureano Belasko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atilano Blanco. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Hanot in the 14th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Racing Comunicaciones 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. Radomil Hodyl ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atilano Blanco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. If Rodolfo Hanot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laureano Belasko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the game, Racing Comunicaciones's Atilano Blanco 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, 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Atilano Blanco could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Lautaro Navarro however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Racing Comunicaciones's Krzysztof Rutkowski got a free kick in the 34th minute. Racing Comunicaciones's Laureano Belasko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 37th minute of play. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laureano Belasko having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteban Carvallo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Laureano Belasko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodolfo Hanot to strike the kick off in the second half. Atilano Blanco might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Atilano Blanco ran back to his position shaking his head. After 53 minutes, Milagros Cabal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the Racing Comunicaciones players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Hanot, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atilano Blanco's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute Rodolfo Hanot 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 61st minute, Atilano Blanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Comunicaciones fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Apolo Txindoki struck a weak shot in the 64th 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 Racing Comunicaciones. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Hanot in the 71st minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilano Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maximiliano Celio, made in the 77th minute of the game. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atilano Blanco took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. A sloppy throw-in by Maximiliano Celio in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. 84 minutes into the match, Atilano Blanco notched a goal, 4-1, 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Hanot in the 87th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Hanot went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Comunicaciones's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laureano Belasko came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Racing Comunicaciones's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.