Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Macias kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Milagros Cabal got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute Joel Macias 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. After a rather tough play, Diego Eterno's Cosme Fulanito got a free kick in the 6th minute. A collision led to Diego Eterno getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Pang Xing Chen hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Modesto Santikurtz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. Thanks to some nice moves Sebastian Villa could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Modesto Santikurtz however easily saved by the left post. In the 13th minute, Diego Armando Lio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Diego Eterno's zone, Moises Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Modesto Santikurtz came out of the goal and Moises Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Armando Lio, made in the 35th minute of the game. With a little luck, Diego Eterno's Modesto Santikurtz got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Diego Eterno getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Bello Tajo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Diego Eterno's Bello Tajo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After the first half Diego Eterno were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Modesto Santikurtz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Modesto Santikurtz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bello Tajo in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Moises Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Modesto Santikurtz. Diego Eterno's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 minutes of play, Diego Eterno's Joel Macias made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Diego Eterno were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wei Liang Qian took the corner. Wei Liang Qian made a great header on Diego Eterno's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save. Ivan Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Bello Tajo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro. Bello Tajo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Cosme Fulanito's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Fulanito helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 93 minutes, Moises Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Diego Eterno walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.