Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邵翀珂, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Navarro didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 韩傲益 having to interfere. Gigel Lucan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. In the 27th match minute, 洛阳龙门竞技FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邵翀珂 to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 韩傲益. 洛阳龙门竞技FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 巩耀平 during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 巩耀平 hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 韩傲益 was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 韩傲益 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in 洛阳龙门竞技FC's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 韩傲益 came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邵翀珂 in the 45th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 邵翀珂 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Espiga scored 1-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 韩傲益, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by 洛阳龙门竞技FC's 邵翀珂. But to his dismay, 邵翀珂 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd 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. 韩傲益 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with 韩傲益 in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th match minute, 洛阳龙门竞技FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邵翀珂 to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 邵翀珂's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. In the 73rd match minute, 洛阳龙门竞技FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 任森皓 to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Emanuel Ocampo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moises Tafalla made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 洛阳龙门竞技FC's 王青夕. 邵翀珂 struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 洛阳龙门竞技FC. In the 80th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Espiga to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Villa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but 韩傲益 made a huge save. After 86th play minutes Edmundo Espiga shot 2-3, a short shot which went by 韩傲益 and just under the crossbar into goal. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 汪岚南 in the 90th minute of play. Luca Espinar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, 洛阳龙门竞技FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sebastian Villa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Honduras's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.