Challenge

Estadio Zebolla
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Desire Mañaria made the kick off which started today's match. Desire Mañaria came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lautaro Navarro could save by the left post. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgos Dimas kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zebolla FC's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Mimenza 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. Desire Mañaria in the 9thth 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sauveur Pejuan in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute Sauveur Pejuan 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. A collision led to Zebolla FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Estefan Belandia hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Zebolla FC's Ixona Antiñano got a free kick in the 20th minute. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rafael Mimenza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Ixona Antiñano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Mimenza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Zebolla FC's Sauveur Pejuan 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, 2-0. Giorgos Dimas hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute of the game Ixona Antiñano made a throw-in which Sauveur Pejuan played forward. Zebolla FC made a substitution. Gaston Urtarte replaced Ixona Antiñano. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sauveur Pejuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Estefan Belandia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 60th minute Sauveur Pejuan 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 67th minute Desire Mañaria 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. After 68 minutes of play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Mimenza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zebolla FC's Ciro Barbosa was substituted for Sauveur Pejuan. Honduras's attentive Moises Tafalla managed to snatch the ball when Evaristo Lecuona made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. Estefan Belandia hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Zebolla FC's Rafael Mimenza got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Honduras's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmundo Espiga in the 81st minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Christian Sancho advanced and headed the ball into goal, 4-2 in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Esteban Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Desire Mañaria 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Barbosa in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Zebolla FC's goalkeeper Rafael Mimenza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Corneja in the 92nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Severiano Corneja came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Zebolla FC 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 Severiano Corneja couldn't finish the play. Luca Espinar kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Zebolla FC's Severiano Corneja tried to score from far away in the 98th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zebolla FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Honduras had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.