Challenge

Phyper Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mitch Dunn took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Anton Moses threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Valentín Carvallo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 3rd minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allen Goss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Allen Goss. Phyperstars FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Jerrod Castillo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lautaro Navarro, 1-1. In the 11th minute of the game Valentín Carvallo made a throw-in which Christian Sancho played forward. Valentín Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Allen Goss 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 14th minute. After 15 minutes, Emanuel Ocampo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the Phyperstars FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ron McElroy in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerrod Castillo got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ron McElroy in the 30th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitch Dunn, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Sebastian Villa made a precise shot to the right of Allen Goss. Phyperstars FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sebastian Villa hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allen Goss was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Jerrod Castillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Phyperstars FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Honduras were winning 1-2.

Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Allen Goss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodger Emerson in the 66th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, one of Honduras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Honduras. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Ron McElroy came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Mitch Dunn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. Allen Goss stood somewhat misplaced when Edmundo Espiga came free in front of goal and shot 3-3 to the left of him in the 93 minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.