Challenge

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) NK FOLKROLA's Maximilian Prunk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Veselko Recko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Vidko Bižal hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Ordančo Anderle got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 9 played minutes, Honduras's Luca Espinar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Veselko Recko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Honduras reached it. 13 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Brando Kecelj came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veselko Recko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 15th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro was a little too slow when Maximilian Prunk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Honduras booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Venika didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Veselko Recko. NK FOLKROLA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 28th minute, Brando Kecelj got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Edmundo Espiga fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Honduras's protests and gave Edmundo Espiga a yellow card for diving instead. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ordančo Anderle during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ordančo Anderle kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match Honduras got a corner. NK FOLKROLA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 43rd minute, Sebastian Villa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Veselko Recko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. Veselko Recko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmundo Espiga went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute, Brando Kecelj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NK FOLKROLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. If Rene Venika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, NK FOLKROLA's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Veselko Recko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Veselko Recko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maximilian Prunk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. If Brando Kecelj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 68 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the match, NK FOLKROLA's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Veselko Recko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes of play NK FOLKROLA's Ordančo Anderle was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 73 played minutes NK FOLKROLA got a freekick which was hit by Ordančo Anderle. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Veselko Recko. After 80 minutes, Maximilian Prunk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK FOLKROLA and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Maximilian Prunk got a free kick in the 81st minute. Brando Kecelj got a throw-in 88 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rene Venika. 90 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Veselko Recko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vidko Bižal charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vidko Bižal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, NK FOLKROLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vidko Bižal to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Villa. Veselko Recko made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Sebastian Villa sent off a good shot on target.