Challenge

Elbląg Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cielii FC's Songur Çelikyay. Songur Çelikyay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cielii FC's Songur Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 16th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Ivan Navarro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Honduras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cielii FC the free kick. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ivan Navarro hit a great ball. When Luca Espinar came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Honduras 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 Luca Espinar couldn't finish the play. If Tadeusz Poling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ivan Navarro made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sebastian Villa immediately put the ball in play. After having played for 23 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. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 28 played minutes Cielii FC got a freekick which was hit by Marian Wierzbicki. Songur Çelikyay 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 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Cielii FC'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. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Marian Wierzbicki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cielii FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marian Wierzbicki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A throw-in in the 46th minute of the game was made by Marcin Frodyma with Manolo Rey as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

The wind increased when Manolo Rey made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Tadeusz Poling 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. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cielii FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cielii FC's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Songur Çelikyay came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tadeusz Poling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st 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 Tadeusz Poling in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Wierzbicki came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Songur Çelikyay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 76th minute. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolo Rey in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Tadeusz Poling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After having played for 88 minutes, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Villa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.