Challenge

Wembley
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, London Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Bogdan Ghimpu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of London Lions's Bogdan Ghimpu. Bogdan Ghimpu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurence Perryman in the 15th minute of play. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Den Cardwell in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, London Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Den Cardwell to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Jamal Cavanagh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Den Cardwell notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Ghimpu having to interfere. In the 38th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Ghimpu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th 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. Bogdan Ghimpu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st match minute, London Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rupert Rundle to maneuver through the defense. Den Cardwell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lautaro Navarro came out and tried to block the shot, but Den Cardwell slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Den Cardwell to make the kick off. Bogdan Ghimpu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 52nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Den Cardwell put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Leandro Guerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Guerra ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 63rd minute of play forced London Lions's goalkeeper Bogdan Ghimpu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Den Cardwell notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the game, Gaz Chandler threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Moises Tafalla quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Bogdan Ghimpu 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 71st minute. Christian Sancho's late challenge caught a London Lions's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Sancho helped the player get up and apologised. Christian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Jamal Cavanagh with Gaz Chandler as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Borys Jaworski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Jamal Cavanagh with Gaz Chandler as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Borys Jaworski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Den Cardwell in the 84th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Carvallo during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Milagros Cabal hit a great ball. Jamal Cavanagh hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 96th play minutes Den Cardwell shot 5-2, a short shot which went by Lautaro Navarro and just under the crossbar into goal. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.