Challenge

LUFC Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. LUFC Kraków's Zula Maruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 4th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Michnik, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Luca Espinar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zula Maruda having to interfere. Christian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Zula Maruda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. In the 22nd match minute, LUFC Kraków was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigiusz Ikalewicz to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute of the match, Sebastian Villa sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Zula Maruda showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. After 31 minutes, Milagros Cabal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the LUFC Kraków players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Milagros Cabal hit a great ball. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Konrad Fudalej tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zula Maruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grzegorz Michnik'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. Grzegorz Michnik helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Honduras booed when LUFC Kraków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Michnik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Michnik in the 45th minute of play. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Honduras 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 Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Konrad Fudalej stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zula Maruda. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LUFC Kraków were furious when Remigiusz Ikalewicz was red carded, 60 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, LUFC Kraków's Remigiusz Ikalewicz got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Fudalej in the 64th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zula Maruda. LUFC Kraków's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zula Maruda saved LUFC Kraków from getting behind. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Jaszyna in the 76th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zula Maruda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to LUFC Kraków getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Grzegorz Michnik hit a great ball. Bartlomiej Jarmulowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 92nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zula Maruda but with some difficulty. Zula Maruda made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than LUFC Kraków.