Challenge

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Valentín Carvallo in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DARAS's Zahari Kerekov. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Valentín Carvallo hit a great ball. Zahari Kerekov made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. After 14 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Toni Nenchev. Zahari Kerekov hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vute Baliev saved DARAS from getting behind. Honduras's Christian Sancho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zahari Kerekov in the 27 minute of the game. 30 minutes into the game, Zahari Kerekov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Valentín Carvallo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. DARAS's attentive Zahari Kerekov managed to snatch the ball when Valentín Carvallo made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. Sebastian Villa struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Vute Baliev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. 37 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Villa came free, but Vute Baliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toni Nenchev in the 40th minute. Luca Espinar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Gonzo Ivanov 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. DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Nenchev to make the kick off. In the 52nd 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: 1-1. When DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Valentín Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Honduras's attentive Christian Sancho managed to snatch the ball when Zahari Kerekov made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzo Ivanov came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Valentín Carvallo. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Gonzo Ivanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Gonzo Ivanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 75th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vute Baliev came out of the goal and Sebastian Villa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute, Volodya Biradzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Vute Baliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DARAS's Vute Baliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 84th minute of play. Honduras's Luca Espinar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zahari Kerekov in the 86 minute of the game. Vute Baliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The throw-in from Zahari Kerekov in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Christian Sancho. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Volodya Biradzhiev hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Gonzo Ivanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. DARAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzo Ivanov 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. Lautaro Navarro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when DARAS's Paolo Rossi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Many of Honduras's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Honduras may have spent more time on the ball, but DARAS were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.