Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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 of the match, Edmundo Espiga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roelof Hesseling saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A sloppy throw-in by Pierre Dussel in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Christian Sancho. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Meijs in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Defender Red Bull2.1's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Roelof Hesseling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 12th minute of play forced Defender Red Bull2.1's goalkeeper Roelof Hesseling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Villa to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Hans Meijs 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. 25 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Meijs came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Roelof Hesseling made a huge save. 30 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roelof Hesseling. Defender Red Bull2.1's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 35th 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: 2-0. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Meijs in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Downs in the 40th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roelof Hesseling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the game, Pierre Dussel threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Ivan Navarro quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Hans Meijs made the kick off in the second half. Rik Aalders made in the 54th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hans Meijs immediately put the ball in play. A collision led to Defender Red Bull2.1 getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rik Aalders hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes Defender Red Bull2.1 got a freekick which was hit by Raimond Öö. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 61st minute of play forced Defender Red Bull2.1's goalkeeper Roelof Hesseling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roelof Hesseling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 63rd minute of play. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Defender Red Bull2.1's Louis Downs got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Hans Meijs sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tafalla in the 77th minute of play forced Defender Red Bull2.1's goalkeeper Roelof Hesseling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Honduras booed when Defender Red Bull2.1 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathieu Zwartkruis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Downs in the 83rd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rik Aalders was slow to take the kick. During this time Defender Red Bull2.1's players had a chance to rest. In the 86th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roelof Hesseling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Roelof Hesseling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Honduras fully deserved thier win.