Challenge

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Alliance's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrik Ahlin was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to The Alliance getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Torgny Lind hit a great ball. Patrik Ahlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 7th minute 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 Patrik Ahlin was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Patrik Ahlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 10th minute of play. After 14 played minutes The Alliance got a freekick which was hit by Aron Karlsson. Vilhelm Moberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Aron Karlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Ahlin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Alliance's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 27th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Patrik Ahlin. The Alliance's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 32 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Patrik Ahlin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th 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. Patrik Ahlin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Alliance's Patrik Ahlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 46th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Samuel Rolandsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Samuel Rolandsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jack Larsson made the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrik Ahlin came out and tried to block the shot, but Edmundo Espiga slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 57th minute. Edmundo Espiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Patrik Ahlin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Samuel Rolandsson's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Rolandsson helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in The Alliance's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrik Ahlin came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th match minute, The Alliance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasper Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. Ludvig Bäcklin hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, The Alliance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludvig Bäcklin to maneuver through the defense. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Alliance's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Ahlin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Christian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Larsson in the 83rd minute of the match. Patrik Ahlin 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 86th minute. The supporters of The Alliance booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Patrik Ahlin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. Luca Espinar kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Jack Larsson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Honduras's Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move. The The Alliance fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Honduras were clearly better and deserved to take the win.