Challenge

VILA BELMIRO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Renato Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aloísio da Rocha made in the 4th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Duda Costa. 6 minutes into the game, Miromir Pochorylo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by SIX STAR FC's Rui Sabóia. But to his dismay, Rui Sabóia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Percy das Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot. SIX STAR FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Percy das Neves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jesus Rios narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Almir Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Almir Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edmundo Espiga, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Jesus Rios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Miromir Pochorylo sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miromir Pochorylo. In the 40th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milagros Cabal to maneuver through the defense. When Duda Costa came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the SIX STAR FC 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 Duda Costa couldn't finish the play. Honduras's attentive Sebastian Villa managed to snatch the ball when Aloísio da Rocha made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. Honduras's Christian Sancho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aloísio da Rocha in the 45 minute of the game.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miromir Pochorylo was the one to do the kick off. SIX STAR FC's Duda Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Sabóia in the 58th minute of play. Rui Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. In the 63rd minute of the game Aloísio da Rocha made a throw-in which Duda Costa played forward. 64 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jesus Rios. SIX STAR FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Jesus Rios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 68th minute of the match. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Jesus Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Esteban Carvallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the SIX STAR FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. SIX STAR FC's Jesus Rios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Jesus Rios was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute SIX STAR FC were awarded a corner. Duda Costa went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Sabóia in the 91st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duda Costa made a great header on SIX STAR FC's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save.