Challenge

Djerba-Zarzis Resort
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. 3 minutes into the game, Mehdi Chimane recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro. Mehdi Chimane showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmundo Espiga's late challenge caught a Foda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmundo Espiga helped the player get up and apologised. Edmundo Espiga hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Robin Lindahl from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Lautaro Navarro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Lindahl in the 17th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st 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. 23 minutes into the game, Habib Zahaf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Foda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. A collision led to Foda getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Habib Zahaf hit a great ball. Oussama Omrani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Zahaf in the 31st minute of play. CJ Craddock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CJ Craddock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Oussama Omrani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Habib Zahaf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Foda's Robin Lindahl. But to his dismay, Robin Lindahl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell CJ Craddock to make the kick off. CJ Craddock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Villa got free with Oussama Omrani in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Oussama Omrani made a huge save. Oussama Omrani was a little too slow when Sebastian Villa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 2-1. After 72 played minutes Foda got a freekick which was hit by Ali Sboui. 74 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when CJ Craddock came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CJ Craddock scored 3-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 3-2 became the score in the 79th minute when Edmundo Espiga elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Luca Espinar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oussama Omrani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Foda had won after a very even match.