Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Carvallo during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Esteban Carvallo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 14 minutes Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lefteris Anagnostakis who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Andreas Kontodimos heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Tsounis having to interfere. When Peter-Jan Maenhout fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PALLINI RULES's protests and gave Peter-Jan Maenhout a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Edmundo Espiga from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Marinos Tsounis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Herald Asselberghs kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Edmundo Espiga did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Marinos Tsounis 23 minutes into the match. Christian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When PALLINI RULES's Menelaos Karatsolis in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Marinos Tsounis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herald Asselberghs hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Marinos Tsounis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 38th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edmundo Espiga. Manfred Petersson got a throw-in 40 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Viktoras Sotiriou. Marinos Tsounis had great luck who in the 42ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Edmundo Espiga from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Marinos Tsounis was a little too slow when Edmundo Espiga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Menelaos Karatsolis made a kick off. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Manfred Petersson made a throw-in in the 54th minute of the game. The supporters of Honduras booed when PALLINI RULES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herald Asselberghs didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manfred Petersson made in the 64th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Menelaos Karatsolis however managed to control. With an all-out effort, PALLINI RULES's Lautaro Navarro threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Menelaos Karatsolis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktoras Chronopoulos during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to PALLINI RULES getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Viktoras Chronopoulos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th 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. Marinos Tsounis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lefteris Anagnostakis got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 74 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menelaos Karatsolis in the 81st minute of play. Viktoras Chronopoulos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 83rd playminute. Marinos Tsounis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marinos Tsounis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honduras walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.