Challenge

New Trafford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Ivan Navarro hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Desert Fury's Afonso Amado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th play minute Afonso Amado came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lautaro Navarro. 1-0. When Afonso Amado came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Desert Fury 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 Afonso Amado couldn't finish the play. Hernani Correia 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 19th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Desert Fury's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Honduras's corner Edmundo Espiga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hernani Correia quite easily take care of the ball. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Honduras booed when Desert Fury was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Manarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Hernani Correia. Desert Fury's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Fábio Vila-Santa made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. Afonso Amado let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 35th minute shot 2-1 at rihgt post. Esteban Carvallo's late challenge caught a Desert Fury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteban Carvallo helped the player get up and apologised. Esteban Carvallo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Nuno Ramos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 46th minute, Ailton Flores 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. In the 47th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Villa to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Nuno Dikaté hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Luca Espinar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernani Correia having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Hernani Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernani Correia came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. But to his dismay, Sebastian Villa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 68th 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. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Desert Fury's Pedro Maurito was substituted for Afonso Amado. If Hélio Malheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Maurito's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Luca Espinar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Espinar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernani Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Honduras's Luca Espinar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fábio Vila-Santa in the 83 minute of the game. In the 84th minute, Custódio Lando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 86th minute of play forced Desert Fury's goalkeeper Hernani Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pedro Maurito fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Desert Fury's protests and gave Pedro Maurito a yellow card for diving instead. Pedro Maurito kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Pedro Maurito made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.