Challenge

Riccardo & Erika Sta
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Beppe Riccardi kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Zoff breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 9 played minutes Riccardo & Erika got a freekick which was hit by Florian Masi. In the 9th minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Riccardo & Erika getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Beppe Riccardi hit a great ball. A collision led to Riccardo & Erika getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ferruccio Massimi hit a great ball. Fabrizio Zoff 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 19th minute. Anthony Oddi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Riccardo & Erika defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabrizio Zoff. The Riccardo & Erika fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabrizio Zoff should have stopped the shot. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferruccio Massimi made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Riccardo & Erika's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Riccardo & Erika getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ferruccio Massimi hit a great ball. Fabrizio Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Moises Tafalla's late challenge caught a Riccardo & Erika's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moises Tafalla helped the player get up and apologised. Lautaro Navarro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Riccardo & Erika's Beppe Riccardi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Andrea Orecchioni sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Zoff was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Riccardo & Erika's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Fabrizio Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrizio Zoff. Riccardo & Erika's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Fabrizio Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 55th minute of play. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Espiga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Fabrizio Zoff when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Beppe Riccardi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Riccardo & Erika's Fabrizio Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Riccardo & Erika getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Andrea Orecchioni hit a great ball. Honduras's attentive Christian Sancho managed to snatch the ball when Ferruccio Massimi made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Riccardi in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Riccardo & Erika's zone, Moises Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Zoff 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. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Zoff was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Honduras's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.