Challenge

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. Luiz Faria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Mădălin Nicolau hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Angelo Di Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Di Salvatore was left in no man's land by his defense there! Florian Vinci kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After 18 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 Angelo Di Salvatore 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. 19 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Faria. When Luiz Faria came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Sconvols United 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 Luiz Faria couldn't finish the play. Cristoforo Daniele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Andreassi in the 28th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Shingo Aoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sconvols United booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Faria in the 41st 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. Cristoforo Daniele took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Faria to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Luiz Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Luiz Faria sped through Honduras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. After 55 minutes, Mădălin Nicolau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sconvols United and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mădălin Nicolau kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Angelo Di Salvatore was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Luca Espinar. After having played for 58 minutes, Luiz Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sconvols United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Faria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 65 minutes of play, Sconvols United's Luiz Faria made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Luiz Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Luiz Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 77th match minute, Sconvols United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jun Misugi to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Di Salvatore made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Villa in the 78th minute. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Villa in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Di Salvatore saved Sconvols United from getting behind. In the 84th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Di Salvatore 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 84th minute. Angelo Di Salvatore didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Villa went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Angelo Di Salvatore was a little too slow when Christian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 2-4. After 95 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Navarro. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sconvols United.