Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. After a rather tough play, Alex Team's Mugur Stolnicu got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute, Moises Tafalla fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Iacob Nistor, passed just outside the right post. Florin Aluchei got a throw-in 9 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cornel Bodiu. Gică Boerescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Team's Iacob Nistor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 13th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 김 즙 went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Alex Team's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Carvallo came free, but Iacob Nistor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alex Team's goalkeeper Iacob Nistor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Iacob Nistor made a huge save. Cornel Bodiu made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by 김 즙. The supporters of Alex Team booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmundo Espiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Alex Team were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 53rd minute of play forced Alex Team's goalkeeper Iacob Nistor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Florin Aluchei in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. 64 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 김 즙. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Iacob Nistor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Edmundo Espiga 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: 1-1. Gică Boerescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Edmundo Espiga 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. Milagros Cabal kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gică Boerescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Alex Team players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Honduras from taking control. The game ends in a draw.