Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Aaron Odilon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Zacarias Arotza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Aaron Odilon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arroyo Dulce's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Odilon 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. Zacarias Arotza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 20th minute of play forced Arroyo Dulce's goalkeeper Zacarias Arotza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Moises Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zacarias Arotza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Tafalla in the 26th minute of the match. After 27 minutes Arroyo Dulce'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. It was a well-played corner which Moises Tafalla managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 29th 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. Zacarias Arotza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Villa in the 31st minute of the match. Honduras's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmundo Espiga in the 32nd minute. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Arotza having to interfere. Zacarias Arotza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zacarias Arotza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmundo Espiga went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aaron Odilon was the one to do the kick off. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aaron Odilon went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute, Cristobal Medero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Antonio Lidon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristobal Medero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arroyo Dulce's Zacarias Arotza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 63rd minute of play. Arroyo Dulce's Zacarias Arotza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 64th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Arroyo Dulce got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Foro. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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. In the 70th minute, Antonio Lidon 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. 76 minutes into the match, Luca Espinar notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Arroyo Dulce's Zacarias Arotza. Zacarias Arotza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 81 minutes of play, Arroyo Dulce's Aaron Odilon made it 2-3 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! Edmundo Espiga kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. A hard shot 93 in the game by Edmundo Espiga from a close distance when the talented Zacarias Arotza managed to make a qualified save. Arroyo Dulce's players were relieved. Sebastian Villa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. Honduras's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Honduras's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.