Challenge

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 10 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. F.C.BARLAD's Mihail Tomozei tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Marian Aliuta hit a great ball. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Mihail Tomozei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Felix Anton in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. 19 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihail Tomozei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 21st 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. In the 22nd minute, Marian Aliuta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the game, Adrian Mercea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C.BARLAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. Adrian Mercea hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihail Tomozei saved F.C.BARLAD from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Mihail Tomozei. F.C.BARLAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Mihail Tomozei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Tafalla in the 31st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihail Tomozei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 34 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. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihail Tomozei was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihail Tomozei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 44th 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. In the 47th minute, Luca Espinar 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: 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

53 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Mihail Tomozei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mihail Tomozei 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 56th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Mihail Tomozei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marian Aliuta hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of F.C.BARLAD's Mihail Tomozei. Mihail Tomozei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, F.C.BARLAD's Mihail Tomozei got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Moises Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Moises Tafalla couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Mihail Tomozei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Felix Anton in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Christian Sancho. In the 84th minute Christian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Tomozei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Tomozei having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Mihail Tomozei in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihail Tomozei saved F.C.BARLAD from getting behind. F.C.BARLAD's Mihail Tomozei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Tafalla in the 94th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihail Tomozei was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Honduras played a much better game than F.C.BARLAD and deserved their victory. The F.C.BARLAD players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.