Challenge

Zantos IF
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Honduras's Edmundo Espiga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Honduras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edmundo Espiga couldn't finish the play. Per-Oskar Stor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Sven-Olof Gerdberg got a throw-in 9 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Timmy Glad. Per-Oskar Stor 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 12th minute. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Per-Oskar Stor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zantos IF's goalkeeper Per-Oskar Stor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Oskar Stor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Oskar Stor. Zantos IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 23rd minute of play forced Zantos IF's goalkeeper Per-Oskar Stor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Urbain Richard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Zantos IF's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Per-Oskar Stor 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. Rolf Theys's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolf Theys helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Rolf Theys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per-Oskar Stor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the game, Ivan Navarro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Honduras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zantos IF the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Honduras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Per-Oskar Stor. Per-Oskar Stor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 46 minutes into the match, Zantos IF's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Per-Oskar Stor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urbain Richard to make the kick off. Per-Oskar Stor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zantos IF's Per-Oskar Stor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Per-Oskar Stor in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute Sergiu Teodoreanu 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. The corner led to Zantos IF's Urbain Richard getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Per-Oskar Stor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 70th minute of play. Per-Oskar Stor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute. A well done corner resulted in Sebastian Villa drilling the ball in to score 0-3 behind Zantos IF's goalkeeper. After a rather tough play, Zantos IF's Urbain Richard got a free kick in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per-Oskar Stor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Per-Oskar Stor 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 89thth minute of the game Sebastian Villa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zantos IF's Per-Oskar Stor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 96 minutes, Edmundo Espiga made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Zantos IF's Per-Oskar Stor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.