Challenge

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Maxim Tsigalko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Samurai were awarded a corner. Allan Bivall went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Samurai's corner Allan Bivall fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lautaro Navarro quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Maxim Tsigalko sped through Honduras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. In the 9th minute, Maxim Tsigalko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Maxim Tsigalko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Tsigalko. If Maxim Tsigalko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Maxim Tsigalko sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Villa charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Villa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Villa to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Samurai booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Ocampo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 43rd minute of the match. If Maxim Tsigalko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maxim Tsigalko in the 47th 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edmundo Espiga to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Jens-Ove Blomqvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 52nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko 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, 4-0. In the 59th minute, Sebastian Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Samurai fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Samurai's Timmy Henriksson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Bivall in the 65th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 73rd minute of the match. Wu Qi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. In the 75th 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. After having played for 78 minutes, Wu Qi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samurai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wu Qi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alto Wing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wu Qi's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 88th minute Esbjörn Hultstrand 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. Esbjörn Hultstrand scored 8-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Wu Qi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Ivan Navarro got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Samurai fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Samurai's Wu Qi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samurai's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.