Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Sebastian Villa 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: 1-0. The supporters of Honduras booed when A.C. Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Horațiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Hodorog, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A.C. Milan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mircea Olăroiu in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horea Vizitiu during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Horea Vizitiu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, A.C. Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcu Codruț to maneuver through the defense. After 18 played minutes A.C. Milan got a freekick which was hit by Octav Hodorog. Moises Tafalla made in the 25th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edmundo Espiga however managed to control. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Edmundo Espiga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ciprian Alupoaie. The goal made the score 2-0. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Esteban Carvallo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Edmundo Espiga did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Ciprian Alupoaie 37 minutes into the match. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Ciprian Alupoaie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Horațiu made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Sebastian Villa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciprian Alupoaie was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Alupoaie was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcu Codruț during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Marcu Codruț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciprian Alupoaie having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciprian Alupoaie. A.C. Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After 69 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. A.C. Milan's Ciprian Alupoaie tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Alupoaie was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcu Codruț kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the A.C. Milan defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciprian Alupoaie. The A.C. Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciprian Alupoaie should have stopped the shot. Ciprian Alupoaie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 85th minute of play. Ciprian Alupoaie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 94th minute of play. Marcu Codruț kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Honduras walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.