Challenge

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babbis Markatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Navarro stood somewhat misplaced when Notis Bartzokas came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 9 minute. 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 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Emanuel Ocampo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Periklis Zorbadelos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Villa went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Notis Bartzokas got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 19 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 1-2. After 24 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Olof Dalström. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th 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. Periklis Zorbadelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Lautaro Navarro was a little too slow when Notis Bartzokas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-2. Periklis Zorbadelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. During the 39th minute of the match Olof Dalström completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Olof Dalström a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Olof Dalström hit a great ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Notis Bartzokas in the 45th minute of play. Sebastian Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Notis Bartzokas was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Emanuel Ocampo got a free kick in the 51st minute. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Notis Bartzokas, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Periklis Zorbadelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 53rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Villa in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Periklis Zorbadelos saved Green Horses from getting behind. After 58 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Gerasimos Iakovatos. When Babbis Markatos came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Green Horses 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 Babbis Markatos couldn't finish the play. 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 61st minute of play. Sebastian Villa took the ball and in the 68 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 3-3. 71 minutes into the game, Moises Tafalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Green Horses's Vaios Petridis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 73 minutes into the game, Gerasimos Iakovatos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Luca Espinar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 74 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Vaios Petridis came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Notis Bartzokas spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Honduras's goal. In the 80th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerasimos Iakovatos to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Markatos in the 87th minute of play. 87 minutes in the game, Babbis Markatos 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. Green Horses's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Edmundo Espiga 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-5. After some careless play in the Green Horses defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Periklis Zorbadelos. The Green Horses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Periklis Zorbadelos should have stopped the shot. Honduras's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.