Challenge

La Mambita
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henry Dahlgren made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Henry Dahlgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 5th minute of the match Black Mamba got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuel Inautzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Melchor Txilar managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Valentín Carvallo's late challenge caught a Black Mamba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentín Carvallo helped the player get up and apologised. Valentín Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to Black Mamba getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Samuel Inautzi hit a great ball. Luca Espinar kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Sebastian Loren 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 21st minute. Sebastian Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 27th minute of play. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Loren having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 36th minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Sebastian Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Sebastian Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moises Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Black Mamba getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Cornelio Perutxo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd 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. Sebastian Loren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Henry Dahlgren 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. Black Mamba's Sebastian Loren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Black Mamba from getting a goal against them. When Diego Armando Maradona came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Black Mamba 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 Diego Armando Maradona couldn't finish the play. Diego Armando Maradona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Angelino Luzaide hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The supporters of Honduras booed when Black Mamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Txilar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Honduras booed when Black Mamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Dahlgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Black Mamba's zone, Moises Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Loren came out of the goal and Moises Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 85th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Black Mamba. Henry Dahlgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Emanuel Ocampo might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastian Loren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Ocampo ran back to his position shaking his head. Sebastian Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Ocampo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.