Challenge

Kayalu Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Dimo Toshkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kayalu FC and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Honduras booed when Kayalu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimo Toshkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iliyan Yavrichev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Villa in the 7th minute of the match. Honduras were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Kayalu FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edmundo Espiga took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Milagros Cabal got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iliyan Yavrichev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 12 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ancho Bogdev. Kayalu FC were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tzvetomir Mehandzhiev took the corner. Tzvetomir Mehandzhiev made a great header on Kayalu FC's corner, it was just that Honduras's Lautaro Navarro managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Kayalu FC's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iliyan Yavrichev 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. A collision led to Kayalu FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Stefan Guberov hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Kayalu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Iliyan Yavrichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Luca Espinar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iliyan Yavrichev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 21 played minutes Kayalu FC got a freekick which was hit by Ancho Bogdev. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iliyan Yavrichev having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Ancho Bogdev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kayalu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Kayalu FC's Dimo Toshkov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Tzvetomir Mehandzhiev made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ancho Bogdev immediately put the ball in play. 41 minutes into the game, Tzvetomir Mehandzhiev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Sebastian Villa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 42 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iliyan Yavrichev. Kayalu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Espiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vancho Palahanov's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vancho Palahanov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Honduras booed when Kayalu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vancho Palahanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gyuro Popchev during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes Kayalu FC got a freekick which was hit by Gyuro Popchev. Iliyan Yavrichev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Kayalu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Iliyan Yavrichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteban Carvallo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iliyan Yavrichev having to interfere. Christian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iliyan Yavrichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Tzvetomir Mehandzhiev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dimo Toshkov got a throw-in 80 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Stefan Guberov. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kayalu FC's goalkeeper Iliyan Yavrichev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kayalu FC's Dimo Toshkov got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Dimo Toshkov off the ground. After 86 played minutes Kayalu FC got a freekick which was hit by Dimo Toshkov. Vancho Palahanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Iliyan Yavrichev made a huge save. Sebastian Villa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Iliyan Yavrichev made a huge save. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kayalu FC.