Challenge

Dragon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s C.J. 吕布 in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when C.J. 吕布 sent off a good shot on target. C.J. 吕布 might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. C.J. 吕布 ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when C.J. 吕布 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Navarro was a little too slow when C.J. 吕布 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. De-Falco Champion made in the 22nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by C.J. 吕布. Sebastian Villa took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelio Giammaria. Aurelio Giammaria dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 30 minutes into the game, Luca Espinar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Honduras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ the free kick. In the 31st minute of the match Benny Koks sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lautaro Navarro skillfully saved the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Evelio Urtun threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Milagros Cabal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when C.J. 吕布 sent off a good shot on target. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s attentive Lin Xuan Hai managed to snatch the ball when Ivan Navarro made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st minute Lin Xuan Hai 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. Lin Xuan Hai succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 41st playminute. Honduras's Luca Espinar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by De-Falco Champion in the 44 minute of the game. Yerko Rey hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 46th minute. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Koks in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Slawomir Banach was substituted for Bartosz Bednorz. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Espiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If C.J. 吕布 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. 吕布 in the 61st minute of the match. Benny Koks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of C.J. 吕布's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. 68 minutes in the game Ivan Navarro did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Villa. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling C.J. 吕布 in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s C.J. 吕布 in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Benny Koks might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benny Koks ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Honduras booed when ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Sciascia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 76th minute of play forced ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goalkeeper Aurelio Giammaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, C.J. 吕布 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 3-1. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Benny Koks sped through Honduras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. C.J. 吕布 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. After 86 minutes, Sebastian Villa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from C.J. 吕布 went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Kryspin Galagan was substituted for C.J. 吕布. 93 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Kryspin Galagan came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kryspin Galagan in the 94th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kryspin Galagan's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. 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 ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★.