Challenge

Lefi Wanlen
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Academia Juvenil Wenumapu getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Timeteo Rondizzoni hit a great ball. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viviano Mallea kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 18th minute of play forced Academia Juvenil Wenumapu's goalkeeper Carlos Saúl Cortés to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Honduras booed when Academia Juvenil Wenumapu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timeteo Rondizzoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honduras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Viviano Mallea scored to the left of an out of position Lautaro Navarro, making the score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Saúl Cortés was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luca Espinar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmundo Espiga during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a free kick in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Nahuel Unger tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Academia Juvenil Wenumapu's Carlos Saúl Cortés was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nahuel Unger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nahuel Unger scored 2-0 in the 51st 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. Valentín Carvallo made in the 54th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Christian Sancho. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Carlos Saúl Cortés tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Esteban Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Villa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Saúl Cortés was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Saúl Cortés prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Juvenil Wenumapu's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Saúl Cortés came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 64th play minutes Edmundo Espiga shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Carlos Saúl Cortés and just under the crossbar into goal. Carlos Saúl Cortés made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nahuel Unger in the 71st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Saúl Cortés breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A sloppy throw-in by Christian Sancho in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Academia Juvenil Wenumapu's Jose Maria Jaramillo. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Saúl Cortés was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After 87 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Saúl Cortés was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Saúl Cortés showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.