Challenge

勇者队
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 郝阳昂 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 9th 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: 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, 龙轩沙 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Christian Sancho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 20 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Navarro. 22 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 温潮锋. If 温潮锋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honduras's attentive Esteban Carvallo managed to snatch the ball when 龙轩沙 made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 27th 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 Edmundo Espiga couldn't finish the play. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. 郝阳昂 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, 【№1】勇者队's 邵广星 got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Edmundo Espiga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 33rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Honduras booed when 【№1】勇者队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. 江骋宁 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 龙轩沙 during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes 【№1】勇者队 got a freekick which was hit by 龙轩沙. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郝阳昂 having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 【№1】勇者队's 龙轩沙 got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered 龙轩沙 off the ground. In the 43rd match minute, 【№1】勇者队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龙轩沙 to maneuver through the defense. If 魏勇迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. Honduras's Moises Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 温潮锋 during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If 魏勇迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 郝阳昂 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 江骋宁 made in the 64th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 温潮锋 however managed to control. In the 66th minute 魏勇迅 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. Esteban Carvallo hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Edmundo Espiga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 郝阳昂 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 郝阳昂 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 谢翀坚 struck a weak shot in the 90th 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 【№1】勇者队. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】勇者队's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郝阳昂 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Honduras eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.