Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) HEJA ESLÖV's Maximilian Johnsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valentín Carvallo made in the 5th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by HEJA ESLÖV's Ion Stârcea. A collision led to HEJA ESLÖV getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gustav Ahlroth hit a great ball. Nils-Erik Askelöf acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 14th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luca Espinar. In the 17thth minute of the game Maximilian Johnsson 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. In the 18th minute, Maximilian Johnsson 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 0-1. The throw-in from Joacim Brolin in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Ivan Navarro. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deci Liberatore, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. HEJA ESLÖV's attentive Joacim Brolin managed to snatch the ball when Valentín Carvallo made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 26th 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. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Deci Liberatore 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Johnsson in the 38th minute of play. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Nils-Erik Askelöf got control of the ball when Sebastian Villa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Maximilian Johnsson came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half HEJA ESLÖV were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Luca Espinar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Askelöf having to interfere. Honduras's Valentín Carvallo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ion Stârcea in the 53 minute of the game. Honduras's Christian Sancho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joacim Brolin in the 58 minute of the game. HEJA ESLÖV's Gustav Ahlroth got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 74th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Låsberg to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Nils-Erik Askelöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 80 minutes, Maximilian Johnsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEJA ESLÖV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximilian Johnsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gustav Ahlroth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 84 minutes, Gustav Ahlroth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HEJA ESLÖV and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gustav Ahlroth hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Maximilian Johnsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The supporters of Honduras booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Ahlroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils-Erik Askelöf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 94th minute of the match. HEJA ESLÖV were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Honduras's much stronger midfield.