Challenge

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wu Qi made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Wu Qi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Wu Qi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wu Qi might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wu Qi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ivan Navarro made in the 14th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Samurai fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Samurai's Wu Qi 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 30 minutes into the game, Wu Qi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Wu Qi took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Samurai's Wu Qi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 6-0 after 40 minutes of play. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Allan Bivall tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Samurai's Allan Bivall was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Wu Qi scored 7-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Wu Qi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 68th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 71st minute of play. Wu Qi might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wu Qi ran back to his position shaking his head. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 73rd minute of play. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wu Qi went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Wu Qi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The corner led Samurai's Allan Bivall to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Navarro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 88 minutes of play, Samurai's Wu Qi made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Samurai players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.