Challenge

Jomo Kenyatta Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ismael Manyim. Object's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Moses Ntalami notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ismael Manyim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 18th minute of the match Object got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Billy Chemjor ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Moises Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Manyim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Manyim was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Manyim. Ismael Manyim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 30 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Moses Ntalami came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Moses Onyango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Honduras's Sebastian Villa 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 40th minute of play forced Object's goalkeeper Ismael Manyim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Object getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Moses Onyango hit a great ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Villa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Billy Chemjor made a kick off. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Moses Ntalami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Object's supporters rose to their feet, but Moses Ntalami 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. Milagros Cabal hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match, Edmundo Espiga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ismael Manyim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Deepak Wanjiru made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. Moses Onyango charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moses Onyango the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Moses Onyango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Espiga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ismael Manyim. Object's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dan Limo in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Deepak Wanjiru made in the 74th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by James Ngugi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Manyim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edmundo Espiga had several of the Object's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 85 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-6 score and a disappointed Ismael Manyim as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 88th minute, Moises Tafalla fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Edmundo Espiga scored 1-7 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Manyim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Moses Ntalami came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ismael Manyim, 1-8. The Object fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Honduras were clearly better and deserved to take the win.