Challenge

Calderon Valley
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kenneth Mugliett took the kick off in the first half of the match. Neville Bajada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Bajada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joseph Montanaro hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Honduras 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 Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. Joseph Montanaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th 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, Honduras's Milagros Cabal got a free kick in the 25th minute. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Salerno in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Calderon Stars's Kenneth Mugliett got a free kick in the 28th minute. Neville Bajada 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 31st minute. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tommy Salerno went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Neville Bajada in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 53 minutes Calderon Stars's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmundo Espiga who took care of the corner kick. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Neville Bajada in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Neville Bajada in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Calderon Stars's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nicholas Laus in the 60th minute. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nicholas Laus, made in the 63rd minute of the game. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nicholas Laus, made in the 64th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Salerno came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Tommy Salerno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 75th minute of the match, Milagros Cabal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Neville Bajada was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nicholas Laus, made in the 77th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 78th minute of play forced Calderon Stars's goalkeeper Neville Bajada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neville Bajada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Calderon Stars's Nicholas Laus got a free kick in the 81st minute. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 88 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth Mugliett came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Salerno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Moises Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Neville Bajada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Moises Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. The Calderon Stars players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.