Challenge

Pardina
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes Pardina got a freekick which was hit by Robert Stoica. 9 minutes into the game, Vlad Chihaia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Honduras booed when Pardina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vintilă Mihuț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vintilă Mihuț who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Lautaro Navarro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dan Mihele hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vintilă Mihuț in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 minutes Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ilie Stătescu who took care of the corner kick. Vlad Chihaia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Chihaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Pardina were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ilie Stătescu took the corner. Pardina's Ilie Stătescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vintilă Mihuț to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes in the game Ivan Navarro did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Villa. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vintilă Mihuț in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. In the 53rd minute, Christian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vlad Chihaia came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Pardina 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 Vlad Chihaia couldn't finish the play. Petrică Scutaru hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Pardina's Ion Pârâianu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ivan Navarro, made in the 59th minute of the game. Vintilă Mihuț fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. If Vlad Chihaia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Vintilă Mihuț 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Mihuț in the 72nd minute of play. Olimpiu Popan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Vlad Chihaia came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Pardina getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Petrică Scutaru hit a great ball. Dan Mihele got a throw-in 85 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Petrică Scutaru. Vlad Chihaia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. A throw-in in the 88th minute of the game was made by Dan Mihele with Vintilă Mihuț as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 91 played minutes Pardina got a freekick which was hit by Dan Mihele. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Vintilă Mihuț stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Vintilă Mihuț tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pardina's Olimpiu Popan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Pardina from getting a goal against them. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pardina.