Challenge

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. Sebastian Villa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Lomba having to make a save. Sebastian Villa might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Lomba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Villa ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Luiz Gustavo Paes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esporte Club Bahia's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Gustavo Paes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Honduras's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Luís Eduardo Salles fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 21st minute, Edmundo Espiga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luís Eduardo Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 minutes, Tiago Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esporte Club Bahia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago Xavier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiago Xavier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esporte Club Bahia's Marcelo Lomba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of play. In the 46th 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: 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Gustavo Paes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Marcelo Lomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Esporte Club Bahia's Luiz Gustavo Paes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, Esporte Club Bahia's Luiz Gustavo Paes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Esporte Club Bahia's Marcelo Lomba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Esporte Club Bahia from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Lomba. Esporte Club Bahia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Marcelo Lomba. 66 minutes into the match, Esporte Club Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Marcelo Lomba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmundo Espiga kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Xavier came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esporte Club Bahia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tiago Xavier in the 71st minute. Marcelo Lomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 76th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Luiz Gustavo Paes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edmundo Espiga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Lomba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Esporte Club Bahia's goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga.