Challenge

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Ivan Navarro made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand. After 7 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Christian Sancho. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Honduras booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rutger Vallander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the game's 15th minute Honduras's Edmundo Espiga took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Vince Di Cola and thus the score was 0-1. 17 minutes into the game, Samurai's Wu Qi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Timmy Henriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Wu Qi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wu Qi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. Wu Qi took the ball and in the 28 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 3-1. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Wu Qi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. Morgan Vassenius made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Wu Qi however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 37th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Samurai were awarded a corner. Allan Bivall went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Samurai's Allan Bivall to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Navarro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Samurai's Wu Qi. But to his dismay, Wu Qi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wu Qi was the one to do the kick off. Ivan Navarro made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand. Wu Qi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 56 minutes of play, Samurai's Wu Qi made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the game, one of Honduras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wu Qi in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Allan Bivall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute Wu Qi 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. 79 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 10-1, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 82nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Ivan Navarro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Samurai's Alto Wing quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Samurai's Wu Qi. But to his dismay, Wu Qi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-1. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, Wu Qi 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 Wu Qi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-1. Morgan Vassenius hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Esbjörn Hultstrand scored 13-1 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Samurai.