Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Gustavo Pinilla with Agustin Escobar as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Villa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reinaldo Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Arxel Izquierdo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Arxel Izquierdo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute, Arxel Izquierdo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arxel Izquierdo took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Edmondo Pan got a throw-in 15 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arxel Izquierdo. After 16 played minutes Baby Barza got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Escobar. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinaldo Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 19th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arxel Izquierdo went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Baby Barza getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Arxel Izquierdo hit a great ball. After having played for 26 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Bermudez in the 30th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Bermudez came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arxel Izquierdo in the 41st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Villa. In the 46th minute Luis Bermudez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luis Bermudez was the one to do the kick off. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Bermudez's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arxel Izquierdo got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Honduras's Luca Espinar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gustavo Pinilla, made in the 57th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Baby Barza's Luis Bermudez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Baby Barza booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Luis Bermudez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lautaro Navarro. The goal made the score 0-3. Luis Bermudez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 74 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. Honduras's attentive Moises Tafalla managed to snatch the ball when Ramón Posam made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Bermudez came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arxel Izquierdo in the 80th minute of play. Esteban Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Luis Bermudez struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Baby Barza. With 84 minutes on the clock, Emanuel Ocampo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 84th minute, one of Honduras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Honduras. 86 minutes into the match, Antonio García had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio García was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Arxel Izquierdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agustin Escobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Honduras's attentive Luca Espinar managed to snatch the ball when Gustavo Pinilla made a throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game. Honduras's Christian Sancho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gustavo Pinilla in the 95 minute of the game. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Baby Barza had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.