Challenge

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 3rd minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Benjamin Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Gilvan Chaves sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the game, Toninho Terra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rockets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. In the 6th match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho Terra to maneuver through the defense. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Edmundo Espiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benjamin Mazza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Róbson Messias. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tales de Carvalho was slow to take the kick. During this time Rockets's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Messias in the 24th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Pires made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. Rockets's Toninho Terra got his second yellow card of the match in the 28th minute. The referee ordered Toninho Terra off the ground. A collision led to Rockets getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Toninho Terra hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the game, Júlio Pires threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Luca Espinar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Samuca Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Benjamin Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Ocampo during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great ball. Rockets's Tales de Carvalho couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Honduras. Benjamin Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Espinar, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tafalla in the 44th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Benjamin Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Pires made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Luca Espinar. The Rockets players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Honduras were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Róbson Messias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Mazza. Benjamin Mazza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 68th minute, Róbson Messias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Mazza was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Júlio Pires made in the 73rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Samuca Carneiro however managed to control. In the 77th minute Róbson Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Ocampo kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Rockets's Benjamin Mazza got control of the ball when Sebastian Villa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Júlio Pires made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Samuca Carneiro however managed to control. Rockets's Benjamin Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Rockets from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Júlio Pires, made in the 95th minute of the game. When the match was over Honduras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rockets throughout the match.