Challenge

Prato Valera Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Prato Valera's Cosimo Baresi 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. In the 5th minute, Edmundo Espiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amos Zara was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cosimo Baresi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Prato Valera got a freekick which was hit by Alex Niccolai. Amos Zara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Prato Valera's goalie prevented a goal. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Iachini in the 18th minute. Prato Valera's Amos Zara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the Prato Valera defense, Sebastian Villa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amos Zara. The Prato Valera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amos Zara should have stopped the shot. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amos Zara. Amos Zara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amos Zara was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Luca Espinar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amos Zara having to interfere. Honduras's Luca Espinar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Aldo Feltrin, made in the 34th minute of the game. Prato Valera's Amos Zara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 35th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Edmundo Espiga 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. In the 38th minute, Esteban Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amos Zara saved Prato Valera from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 45th minute of play forced Prato Valera's goalkeeper Amos Zara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Espiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Amos Zara in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Prato Valera getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Attilio Candeloro hit a great ball. Edmundo Espigas short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Amos Zara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 59th minute of play forced Prato Valera's goalkeeper Amos Zara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Cosimo Baresi 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Villa got free with Amos Zara in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amos Zara made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Villa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 83rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Prato Valera's Enrico Cera suffered a concussion in the 84th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Prato Valera's Filippo Bencivenni was substituted for Enrico Cera. In the 86th minute, Esteban Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentín Carvallo hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Edmundo Espigas short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Amos Zara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Honduras were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after Prato Valera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edmundo Espiga took the corner. The corner led Honduras's Edmundo Espiga to fire away a dangerous shot which Amos Zara despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Amos Zara made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luca Espinar got free with Amos Zara in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Prato Valera's Amos Zara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 96th minute of play. In the 98thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prato Valera's Amos Zara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Prato Valera.