Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. In the 3rdth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alvi Verde's Duarte Couto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Manoel Berger with Sílvio Sampaio as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 8th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duarte Couto. Duarte Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Alvi Verde's Duarte Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Sebastian Villa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Duarte Couto. Sebastian Villa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. 22 minutes into the match, Alvi Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Sancho came free, but Duarte Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte Couto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Villa's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. With an all-out effort, Honduras's Duarte Couto threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edmundo Espiga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alvi Verde's Duarte Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 34th minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Duarte Couto was left in no man's land by his defense there! With an all-out effort, Honduras's Duarte Couto threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastian Villa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Luca Espinar scored 6-0 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duarte Couto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Duarte Couto was a little too slow when Edmundo Espiga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 7-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Duarte Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 55th minute of the match. Milagros Cabal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Duarte Couto. Duarte Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Sebastian Villa made a precise shot to the right of Duarte Couto. Alvi Verde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Duarte Couto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Sebastian Villa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duarte Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 74th minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Duarte Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duarte Couto. Duarte Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. In the 79th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Villa went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. Luca Espinar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Couto having to interfere. Duarte Couto 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 86th minute. Christian Sancho's late challenge caught a Alvi Verde'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 90th minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Duarte Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 92nd minute of the match. The excitement rose when Honduras's Emanuel Ocampo after 94 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Alvi Verde's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 13-0. Honduras walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.