Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernabe Aureo started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Timur Thieße cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Espinar to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernabe Aureo in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. 16 minutes in the game Milagros Cabal did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Villa. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olando Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Aureo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Olando Abancens came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, The KinG's Olando Abancens made it 0-2 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! Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by The KinG's Olando Abancens. But to his dismay, Olando Abancens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 34th minute of play forced The KinG's goalkeeper Hugo Endira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute The KinG were awarded a corner. Ciccio Toccaceli went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on The KinG's corner Ciccio Toccaceli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lautaro Navarro quite easily take care of the ball. After 44 minutes, Timur Thieße mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The KinG and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, The KinG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Thieße to maneuver through the defense.

After a defensive mix-up in The KinG's zone, Moises Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Endira 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. In the 52nd match minute, The KinG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Joost Hosselaer to maneuver through the defense. Timur Thieße's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lautaro Navarro firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Olando Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Thieße in the 60th minute of play. After 64 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. The KinG's Hugo Endira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, Bernabe Aureo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Aureo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Mikaelsson in the 73rd minute. Hugo Endira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a free kick in the 85th minute. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timur Thieße in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, The KinG's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Hugo Endira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Villa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Endira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The KinG had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.