Challenge

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benoit Van Heurick took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. Zero Gravity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thibaud Van Lancker didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 9 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. Zero Gravity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ivan Navarro struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Thibaud Van Lancker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. After some careless play in the Zero Gravity defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. The Zero Gravity fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thibaud Van Lancker should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. Zero Gravity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Thibaud Van Lancker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga scored 0-6 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zero Gravity's attentive Thijs Boegaert managed to snatch the ball when Milagros Cabal made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Milagros Cabal in the 27 minute of the game. In the 31st minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaud Van Lancker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thibaud Van Lancker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 37 minutes of play, Honduras's Milagros Cabal made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaud Van Lancker was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Thibaud Van Lancker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benoit Van Heurick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thibaud Van Lancker. That made the score 0-10 after 51 minutes of play. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 0-11 when Edmundo Espiga sped through Zero Gravity's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. In the 59th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaud Van Lancker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Honduras's Luca Espinar fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Bart Wittemans hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 63rd minute of play. Thibaud Van Lancker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaud Van Lancker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Sebastian Villa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Van Lancker was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaud Van Lancker was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Valentín Carvallo made in the 76th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sebastian Villa. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Thibaud Van Lancker made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. Zero Gravity's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-14. 90 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga lined in a short shot 0-15 behind a frustrated Thibaud Van Lancker. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thibaud Van Lancker. That made the score 0-16 after 95 minutes of play. The Zero Gravity fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Honduras were clearly better and deserved to take the win.