Challenge

Strings Theory
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Ambrosio Abancens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of Honduras booed when The Big Bang Team Jr. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnulfo Vergaray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Lars Waller tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 20 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. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Big Bang Team Jr.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 25th match minute, The Big Bang Team Jr. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the game, Emanuel Ocampo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Honduras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Big Bang Team Jr. the free kick. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great ball. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ambrosio Abancens was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Ambrosio Abancens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 36th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 46th minute, Arnulfo Vergaray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Big Bang Team Jr.'s zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ambrosio Abancens 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan to make the kick off. Dimitris Pantelakos hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 56th match minute, The Big Bang Team Jr. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gunnar Björklund to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Ocampo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luca Espinar's late challenge caught a The Big Bang Team Jr.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Espinar helped the player get up and apologised. The Big Bang Team Jr. made a substitution. Leonel Opilano replaced Javier Ponciano. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Ruperto Ekaitz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ivan Navarro, made in the 81st minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Ruperto Ekaitz put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lautaro Navarro. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Osvaldo Ferrando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Osvaldo Ferrando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ambrosio Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute, Leonel Opilano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.