Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
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. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Samurai's Wu Qi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Timmy Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Wu Qi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Samurai's Alto Wing got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When Samurai's Wu Qi in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Wu Qi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 47th minute of the match Samurai got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Allan Bivall ran over to the corner to take the kick. Allan Bivall made a great header on Samurai's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save.

The wind increased when Wu Qi made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Hernán Grana. In the 52ndth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Hernán Grana heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 60th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Samurai's Lautaro Navarro threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Timmy Henriksson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The corner led Samurai's Alto Wing to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Navarro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A hard shot 64 in the game by Wu Qi from a close distance when the talented Lautaro Navarro managed to make a qualified save. Honduras's players were relieved. Honduras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Wu Qi scored to the left of an out of position Lautaro Navarro, making the score, 0-4. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Wu Qi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wu Qi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Qi in the 72nd minute. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Esbjörn Hultstrand took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. In the 77th minute, Wu Qi 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 0-7. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Morgan Vassenius made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. Lautaro Navarro was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Morgan Vassenius. In the 86th minute, Timmy Henriksson 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 0-8. Wu Qi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Lautaro Navarro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game was made by Morgan Vassenius with Wu Qi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.