Challenge

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Naboonga OFF got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Peio. In the 4th minute of the match Edmundo Espiga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimiro Costante skillfully saved the ball. Vladimiro Costante came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Honduras's Edmundo Espiga. But to his dismay, Edmundo Espiga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Vladimiro Costante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimiro Costante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Espinar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Francis in the 16th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Quentin Francis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Quentin Francis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 22nd minute of the match, Quentin Francis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lautaro Navarro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Genaro Palben hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Edmundo Espiga had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Salvador Peio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 26 minutes had been played. Salvador Peio hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Xavier Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 31st minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Vladimiro Costante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amancio Dominguez in the 35th minute of play. Vladimiro Costante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Costa in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Xavier Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Luca Espinar hit a great ball. Godfredo Cordarin took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 45 minutes in the game Silvio Enetz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Godfredo Cordarin. The supporters of Naboonga OFF booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Godfredo Cordarin made the kick off in the second half. Vladimiro Costante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Costa in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of Naboonga OFF booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Espinar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Villa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimiro Costante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Honduras's attentive Sebastian Villa managed to snatch the ball when Silvio Enetz made a throw-in in the 58th minute of the game. In the 61st minute, Xavier Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the game, Honduras's Xavier Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimiro Costante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 67th 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 Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Xavier Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimiro Costante. Naboonga OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Honduras's Xavier Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Naboonga OFF's Vladimiro Costante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 78th minute of play. Silvio Txerran made in the 80th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. Honduras's Sebastian Villa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Silvio Txerran, made in the 81st minute of the game. A collision led to Naboonga OFF getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Silvio Txerran hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Costa in the 89th minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Vladimiro Costante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Silvio Txerran made in the 94th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jonatan Montes immediately put the ball in play. Naboonga OFF's Vladimiro Costante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Naboonga OFF from getting a goal against them. Honduras played a much better game than Naboonga OFF and deserved their victory. The Naboonga OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.