Challenge

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundo Espiga took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darin Gladichev got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Avgustin Yochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Espinar in the 8th minute of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Thomas Rix who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Laziali's Thomas Rix dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 14th minute Thomas Rix 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. Veliko Stefchov might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Veliko Stefchov ran back to his position shaking his head. Thomas Rix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 22 minutes in the game Aleko Kamberski did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emiliyan Zakov. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Thomas Rix capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thomas Rix really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. The throw-in from Emiliyan Zakov in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Christian Sancho. After 36 played minutes, Laziali's Veliko Stefchov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro 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 Laziali reached it. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Rix went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas Rix stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emiliyan Zakov, made in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laziali made a substitution. Ramiro da Silva replaced Darin Gladichev. 62 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Rix came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Rix'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 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Veliko Stefchov came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Rix struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laziali. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ivan Navarro hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Ramiro da Silva made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Avgustin Yochev 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 79th minute. Honduras's Christian Sancho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Emiliyan Zakov in the 82 minute of the game. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Ramiro da Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Honduras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Laziali:s goal. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.