Challenge

JJ Okocha Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tochi Oluwafemi started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Honduras booed when Yoruba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ime Sunday Erukpeme didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yoruba FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th 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. Milagros Cabal's late challenge caught a Yoruba FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milagros Cabal helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Yoruba FC booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milagros Cabal didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Carvallo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Festus Owotoki reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lautaro Navarro. The goal made the score 1-1. After 36 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Luca Espinar. 37 minutes into the game, Ime Sunday Erukpeme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yoruba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. Ime Sunday Erukpeme kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo having to interfere. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 41st minute of the match. When Eby Abodunrin came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Yoruba FC 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 Eby Abodunrin couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Honduras booed when Yoruba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eby Abodunrin didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kurzform Ezeonyebuchi, made in the 51st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Villa got free with Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the game, Festus Owotoki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yoruba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. The supporters of Honduras booed when Yoruba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Festus Owotoki didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Tochi Oluwafemi came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes Yoruba FC got a freekick which was hit by Festus Owotoki. Edmundo Espiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Festus Owotoki in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Festus Owotoki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Festus Owotoki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 72 minutes of play, Yoruba FC's Tochi Oluwafemi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Eby Abodunrin made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Kurzform Ezeonyebuchi made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. In the 80th minute, Honduras's Sebastian Villa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-2. In the 83rd minute, Ikedinachukwu Ekong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Festus Owotoki in the 86th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Kurzform Ezeonyebuchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Festus Owotoki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yoruba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Festus Owotoki 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. Honduras's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Yoruba FC had won, even though Honduras had held more of the ball.