Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmundo Espiga kicked off to start the match. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilhelm Bergstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Elias Östensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilhelm Bergstedt in the 7th minute of play. Moises Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Östensson having to interfere. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mellanström's goalkeeper Elias Östensson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Mellanström's zone, Sebastian Villa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Östensson came out of the goal and Sebastian Villa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Östensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mellanström's Kent Sjögren got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Wilhelm Bergstedt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Elias Östensson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 35th minute. Edvin Aronsson scored 0-1 in the 37th 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. If Wilhelm Bergstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute Wilhelm Bergstedt 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. In the 47thth minute of the game Wilhelm Bergstedt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Honduras players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mellanström were winning 0-1.

Stig Hedström made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edvin Aronsson however managed to control. Luca Espinar's late challenge caught a Mellanström's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Espinar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Espinar to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Per-Olof Isaksson from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Lautaro Navarro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mellanström's Elias Östensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 64th minute of play. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mellanström's goalie prevented a goal. After 88 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elias Östensson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wilhelm Bergstedt'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. Wilhelm Bergstedt helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes Mellanström got a freekick which was hit by Wilhelm Bergstedt. There was no doubt that Honduras were the better team. Honduras's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.