Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Reyes No 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reyes No in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdika Philip in the 12th 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. Ximen Feria got a throw-in 14 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mauricio Astudillo. In the 16th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Ocampo to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Astudillo, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Reyes No 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 Reyes No was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reyes No went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Edmundo Espiga in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juan Carlos Suciu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reyes No, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ximen Feria made in the 28th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Iosu Pantoja however managed to control. Ximen Feria made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Christian Sancho. A hard, long distance shot from Iosu Pantoja flew over the goal. Mauricio Astudillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Luca Espinar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juan Carlos Suciu having to make a save. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Abdika Philip 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. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Abdika Philip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Abdika Philip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Salud y República were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdika Philip made a kick off. Juan Carlos Suciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 56th minute of play. When Pacho Mondejar came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Salud y República 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 Pacho Mondejar couldn't finish the play. Ximen Feria charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ximen Feria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Honduras booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ximen Feria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Carlos Suciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reyes No got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Mauricio Astudillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. After 74 played minutes Salud y República got a freekick which was hit by Iosu Pantoja. Ximen Feria made in the 77th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Iosu Pantoja however managed to control. With an all-out effort, Salud y República's Lautaro Navarro threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Reyes No, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Xavier Costa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes Salud y República got a freekick which was hit by Iosu Pantoja. Iosu Pantoja kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Edmundo Espiga sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu didn't even have to move. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reyes No in the 91st minute of the match. In the 96th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Suciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Salud y República players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.