Challenge

Södra Sambastadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Samba Fotboll U21 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Gösta Sjö hit a great ball. Ivar Sjödin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After 16 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivar Sjödin was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sebastian Villa hit a great ball. Ivar Sjödin 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 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivar Sjödin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivar Sjödin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Gösta Sjö fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Samba Fotboll U21's protests and gave Gösta Sjö a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Samba Fotboll U21 got a freekick which was hit by Gösta Sjö. Ivar Sjödin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 34th 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: 0-3. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivar Sjödin having to interfere. Ivar Sjödin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Ivar Sjödin. Samba Fotboll U21's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luca Espinar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ivar Sjödin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Samba Fotboll U21's Gösta Sjö seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gösta Sjö the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Samba Fotboll U21 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gösta Sjö had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Honduras. Edmundo Espiga stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ivar Sjödin. 0-5. The Samba Fotboll U21 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Honduras were winning 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lennart Hägert was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th minute of the match, Edmundo Espiga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ivar Sjödin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga managed to work through Samba Fotboll U21's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Edmundo Espiga dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Ivan Navarro got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sebastian Villa. The supporters of Honduras booed when Samba Fotboll U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uno Åberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Wennersten charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aron Wennersten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Honduras booed when Samba Fotboll U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Eliasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samba Fotboll U21's Ivar Sjödin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivar Sjödin made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Ivar Sjödin. Ivar Sjödin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Ivar Sjödin had great luck who in the 86thth minute grab hold of the ball when Edmundo Espiga from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 87th match minute, Samba Fotboll U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Wennersten to maneuver through the defense. After 89 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. Samba Fotboll U21's Ivar Sjödin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd match minute, Samba Fotboll U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Wennersten to maneuver through the defense. Ivar Sjödin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 94th minute of the match. When Luca Espinar came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Honduras 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 Luca Espinar couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Honduras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Samba Fotboll U21 throughout the match.