Challenge

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes into the match, Maxim Tsigalko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro, 1-0. In the 18th minute Maxim Tsigalko 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. 24 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vince Di Cola. Samurai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. It was a well-played corner which Jens-Ove Blomqvist managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 32 minutes into the game, Ivan Navarro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Samurai's Alto Wing quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 33rd minute. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Samurai's Timmy Henriksson 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, 2-1. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Moises Tafalla hit a great ball. Maxim Tsigalko in the 47thth 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maxim Tsigalko in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. Maxim Tsigalko might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maxim Tsigalko ran back to his position shaking his head. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 57th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Maxim Tsigalko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Maxim Tsigalko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 70th minute of play. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71st minute Wu Qi 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. Wu Qi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 73rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Ivan Navarro in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Alto Wing. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Ivan Navarro got a free kick in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Samurai's Allan Bivall 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, 6-1. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Wu Qi made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. Honduras's Luca Espinar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Morgan Vassenius, made in the 92nd minute of the game. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 95th minute of play. Samurai's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.