Challenge

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. Edmundo Espiga scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herminio Otsando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Cristian Sánchez 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 19th 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: 0-2. In the 22nd minute, Sebastian Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Hori in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cridas FC's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herminio Otsando 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. 30 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Herminio Otsando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sánchez got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ermegildo Olivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentín Carvallo charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentín Carvallo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cridas FC booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentín Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd play minute Cristian Sánchez came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lautaro Navarro. 1-2. After 48 minutes of play, Cridas FC's Lucio Hori made it 2-2 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! The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucio Hori was the one to do the kick off. Edmundo Espiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Herminio Otsando skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Hori in the 62nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sánchez scored 3-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Cristian Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cridas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sánchez 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. After 79 minutes of play, Cridas FC's Lucio Hori made it 4-2 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! Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Hori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cridas FC were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Sánchez took the corner. Cridas FC's Lucio Hori got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cridas FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ermegildo Olivar hit a great ball. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.