Challenge

PUKELEK ARENA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Edmundo Espiga got free in front of the goal in the 11th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Chung Green was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Christian Sancho's late challenge caught a PUKOHAS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Sancho helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Christian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match PUKOHAS FC got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Haywood Michael ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Abelardo Manni almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro did a great save. PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. La 李义南 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, La 李义南 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro, 2-0. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morgan Bermudez in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match PUKOHAS FC got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Haywood Michael ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Morgan Bermudez heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 33 minutes into the match, La 李义南 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro, 3-0. After a rather tough play, PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute Moises Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chung Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chung Green didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmundo Espiga went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Haywood Michael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when La 李义南 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haywood Michael went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. La 李义南 scored 5-1 in the 57th 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. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Morgan Bermudez in the 60th minute of play. La 李义南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling La 李义南 in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from La 李义南 in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Chung Green had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from La 李义南, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by La 李义南 in the 78th minute of play. After 83 minutes of play, PUKOHAS FC's Morgan Bermudez made it 6-1 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! 86 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Morgan Bermudez came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from La 李义南 in the 88th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers La 李义南 in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. La 李义南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by La 李义南 in the 94th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Sancho got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 96 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Christian Sancho. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.