Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rhinoceros CF's Karl-Michael Vall 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Moises Tafalla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Felix Åberg. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. With a little luck, Rhinoceros CF's Felix Åberg got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the game, Rhinoceros CF's Karl-Michael Vall nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Vall in the 16th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Karl-Michael Vall notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 19 minutes of play, Rhinoceros CF's Karl-Michael Vall made it 1-3 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! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by M. Ichwan Aritonang during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, M. Ichwan Aritonang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Michael Vall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Felix Åberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Vall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tafalla in the 41st minute of play forced Rhinoceros CF's goalkeeper Felix Åberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ardhika Mustaqim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rhinoceros CF's Karl-Michael Vall in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

55 minutes into the match, Rhinoceros CF's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Felix Åberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Honduras booed when Rhinoceros CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. M. Ichwan Aritonang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milagros Cabal took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felix Åberg. Felix Åberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. After having played for 60 minutes, Karl-Michael Vall managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rhinoceros CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Michael Vall was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute, M. Ichwan Aritonang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Michael Levander took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Karl-Michael Vall, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 72 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Lautaro Navarro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 73rd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Ocampo to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Michael Levander was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 76 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Åberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 79th 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 Edmundo Espiga couldn't finish the play. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardhika Mustaqim, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Adi Haddad charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adi Haddad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Honduras made a substitution. Alexander Costa replaced Luca Espinar. In the 88th minute, Adi Haddad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Rhinoceros CF's Gustavo Cordarryl got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Åberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rhinoceros CF 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.