Challenge

Pardina
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Espiga made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Pardina's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Olimpiu Popan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Mihele made in the 5th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vintilă Mihuț. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Pardina's Vintilă Mihuț. But to his dismay, Vintilă Mihuț quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vintilă Mihuț. The crowd rose to their feet as Vintilă Mihuț kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 2-0 in the 13 minute of play. In the 16th minute, Vlad Chihaia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes Pardina got a freekick which was hit by Flavius Costache. After some careless play in the Pardina defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Popan. The Pardina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Popan should have stopped the shot. Vlad Chihaia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Olimpiu Popan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Pardina's Vintilă Mihuț 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, 3-1. Ion Pârâianu kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of play forced Pardina's goalkeeper Olimpiu Popan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vintilă Mihuț was the one to do the kick off. Esteban Carvallo's late challenge caught a Pardina'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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Honduras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Vlad Chihaia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pardina's supporters rose to their feet, but Vlad Chihaia 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. 62 minutes into the match, Honduras's Moises Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olimpiu Popan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Honduras booed when Pardina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Chihaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Esteban Carvallo got a free kick in the 69th minute. Sebastian Villa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olimpiu Popan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vintilă Mihuț in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Moises Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Popan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pardina getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Petrică Scutaru hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Olimpiu Popan, 4-3. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Olimpiu Popan made a huge save. Vlad Chihaia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Pardina's Petrică Scutaru got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Popan having to interfere. Honduras were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.