Challenge

Qemal-Stafa
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Eicke Brocker started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Emanuel Ocampo hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Kajetan Meibeck sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Honduras's Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move. Sascha Hinz charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sascha Hinz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Honduras booed when FK Partizani Tirana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sascha Hinz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godwin Klöckner in the 11th minute. FK Partizani Tirana's Hubert Simpson got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, FK Partizani Tirana's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Thorsten Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thorsten Benscheider prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Nico Zeitz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nico Zeitz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. FK Partizani Tirana's Thorsten Benscheider played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 31st minute of play. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thorsten Benscheider. Thorsten Benscheider dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A collision led to FK Partizani Tirana getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Guido Eberl hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Moises Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Thorsten Benscheider. FK Partizani Tirana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Edmundo Espiga scored 1-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thorsten Benscheider, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Thorsten Benscheider in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Kajetan Meibeck in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. 61 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thorsten Benscheider. FK Partizani Tirana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Zeitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Franz-Peter Zinn kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, FK Partizani Tirana's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Thorsten Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hubert Simpson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xavier Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of FK Partizani Tirana's Thorsten Benscheider. Thorsten Benscheider was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 83 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Costa. Edmundo Espiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Thorsten Benscheider skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in FK Partizani Tirana's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thorsten Benscheider 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. Thorsten Benscheider made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, Nico Zeitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, FK Partizani Tirana's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Thorsten Benscheider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hubert Simpson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godwin Klöckner in the 95th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th 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. Thorsten Benscheider breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The FK Partizani Tirana fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Honduras were clearly better and deserved to take the win.