Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, 龙杰沙 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 东莞新世纪's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. After 3 played minutes 东莞新世纪 got a freekick which was hit by 龙杰沙. 4 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 石坚斌 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot 5 in the game by Edmundo Espiga from a close distance when the talented 石坚斌 managed to make a qualified save. 东莞新世纪's players were relieved. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 肖誉洋, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 19th minute of play forced 东莞新世纪's goalkeeper 石坚斌 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honduras's attentive Edmundo Espiga managed to snatch the ball when 方正枫 made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 32nd match minute, 东莞新世纪 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龙杰沙 to maneuver through the defense. 石坚斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Tafalla in the 33rd minute of play. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when 方正枫 made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 肖誉洋 in the 38th 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. After 39 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Milagros Cabal. When 陶棋岩 fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 东莞新世纪's protests and gave 陶棋岩 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute 肖誉洋 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

石坚斌 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 52nd minute. When 方磊响 fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 东莞新世纪's protests and gave 方磊响 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, 方磊响 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luca Espinar charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Espinar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Espinar to maneuver through the defense. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 石坚斌. 石坚斌 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Sebastian Villa might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 石坚斌. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Villa ran back to his position shaking his head. 石坚斌 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 66th minute. 石坚斌 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 68th minute. 方正枫 charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 方正枫 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 方正枫 kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 石坚斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Sancho in the 74th minute of play. 龙冰树 made in the 77th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 方正枫 however managed to control. 方正枫 made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by 肖誉洋. Luca Espinar got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 东莞新世纪's 陶西坚 couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Honduras. A sloppy throw-in by 方正枫 in the 85th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Edmundo Espiga. For all the effort they put into the match, the 东莞新世纪 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Honduras.