Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when László Madaras made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Valentín Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Milagros Cabal fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Honduras's protests and gave Milagros Cabal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Milagros Cabal got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Attila Mesterházy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Espinar came free, but Attila Mesterházy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 15th minute. Attila Mesterházy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Attila Mesterházy 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. Attila Mesterházy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Honduras booed when Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Máté Elek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 35th 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. Ray Abascal hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After having played for 40 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. In the 44thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Attila Mesterházy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Attila Mesterházy came out of the goal and Sebastian Villa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. László Madaras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. The supporters of Honduras booed when Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrik Béres didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Mátyás Virág got a free kick in the 54th minute. Edmundo Espiga shot from long distance after 54 played minutes, a shot that Attila Mesterházy with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Attila Mesterházy having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Kilstedt came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by László Madaras in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, László Madaras managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's supporters rose to their feet, but László Madaras 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. Attila Mesterházy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Attila Mesterházy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 74th minute of play. László Csank charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed László Csank the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Attila Mesterházy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Attila Mesterházy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's László Csank. But to his dismay, László Csank quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from László Csank in the 95th minute of play. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Honduras for a fine match.