Arkham Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mikael Ståhlberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Mikael Ståhlberg fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arkham Legends's protests and gave Mikael Ståhlberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Arkham Legends was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Ståhlberg to maneuver through the defense. After 6 played minutes, Honduras's Luca Espinar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jens-Erik Mattsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Honduras reached it. In the 8th minute, Zebastian Norström 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 1-0. 17 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jens-Erik Mattsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Erik Mattsson having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Villa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Arkham Legends's Jens-Erik Mattsson. Jens-Erik Mattsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Arkham Legends's Zebastian Norström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 2-2 after 28 minutes of play. In the 32nd minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Erik Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes Arkham Legends'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. The corner led Honduras's Edmundo Espiga to fire away a dangerous shot which Jens-Erik Mattsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Milagros Cabal hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Jens-Erik Mattsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Arkham Legends's Jens-Erik Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 45th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmundo Espiga made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jens-Erik Mattsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arkham Legends's Jens-Erik Mattsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Arkham Legends's Rikard Ahlroth got a free kick in the 64th minute. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikael Ståhlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moises Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jens-Erik Mattsson having to make a save. Jens-Erik Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Villa in the 71st minute of the match. Arkham Legends's Mikael Ståhlberg got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Mikael Ståhlberg off the ground. A collision led to Arkham Legends getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mikael Ståhlberg hit a great ball. Jens-Erik Mattsson was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Moises Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Moises Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. In the 82nd match minute, Arkham Legends was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Möllgren to maneuver through the defense. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Patric Nyman made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arkham Legends! When the match had been going on for 87 minutes, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jens-Erik Mattsson. Patric Nyman made in the 92nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zebastian Norström. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Erik Mattsson having to interfere. When the match was over Honduras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Arkham Legends throughout the match.
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