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Match Report
Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Artigue took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Artigue in the 6th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game De-la-Cruz Avecilla 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 13th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Cura. Barcelona Sporting Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. De-la-Cruz Avecilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Cura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 23rd minute of the match. Barcelona Sporting Club's Flavio Cura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 23rd minute of play. Flavio Cura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 23rd minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Jairón Santillan threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Christian Sancho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Flavio Cura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The supporters of Barcelona Sporting Club booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Espinar didn't get a good kick on the ball. If De-la-Cruz Avecilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute De-la-Cruz Avecilla 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. Lautaro Navarro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but De-la-Cruz Avecilla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 46 minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmundo Espiga made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Barcelona Sporting Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edmundo Espiga made a great header on Honduras's corner, it was just that Barcelona Sporting Club's Flavio Cura managed to reach the ball for a save. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from De-la-Cruz Avecilla in the 61st minute of play. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Artigue in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, De-la-Cruz Avecilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona Sporting Club's supporters rose to their feet, but De-la-Cruz Avecilla 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. 69 minutes into the game, Jairón Santillan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barcelona Sporting Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Artigue in the 77th minute of play. Flavio Cura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Cura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. With an all-out effort, Honduras's Flavio Cura threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Moises Tafalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 88th minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Barcelona Sporting Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Garcia Pestaña charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garcia Pestaña the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Garcia Pestaña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Barcelona Sporting Club.
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