Challenge

Arena Leão Branco
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Honduras's Edmundo Espiga 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Vettel in the 3rd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falcão Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Ricciardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. A very nice done corner allowed Haroldo Nascimento to score against Lautaro Navarro in Honduras's goal. 1-0 after 13 minutes. Daniel Ricciardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Ricciardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Classe A Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Sérgio Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Classe A Futebol Clube's Sebastian Vettel 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. In the 30th minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 32 minutes into the match, Daniel Ricciardo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro, 3-1. The nice shot from Diego Ribas in the 40thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Lautaro Navarro had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Diego Ribas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-1 to the left of a surprised Lautaro Navarro 41 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sebastian Vettel to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Pierre Gasly 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Vettel in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute Classe A Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Pierre Gasly went to the cornerflag to take it. When Classe A Futebol Clube's Daniel Ricciardo in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Daniel Ricciardo put it in 7-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Valentín Carvallo's late challenge caught a Classe A Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentín Carvallo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Valentín Carvallo hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Milagros Cabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Daniel Ricciardo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Classe A Futebol Clube 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 Daniel Ricciardo 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 Sebastian Vettel in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute Daniel Ricciardo 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 81st minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Navarro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Vettel in the 83rd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Classe A Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pierre Gasly in the 84th minute. Classe A Futebol Clube's Pierre Gasly was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Classe A Futebol Clube's Diego Ribas. But to his dismay, Diego Ribas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. 92 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Vettel came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.