Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Gage Pillai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute Beagan Colwell 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beagan Colwell in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. In the 11th minute, Edmundo Espiga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gage Pillai. The goal made the score 1-0. Bineesh Phua was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Walthamstow! The goalkeeper, Gage Pillai, was totally fooled by Honduras's Edmundo Espiga, who 17 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 21 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gage Pillai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Moises Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gage Pillai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edmundo Espiga in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gage Pillai, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 31 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Reno came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walthamstow were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Firdauz Chian took the corner. In the 33rd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Espiga to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Beagan Colwell 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 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gage Pillai. That made the score 4-1 after 38 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 42nd minute of play forced Walthamstow's goalkeeper Gage Pillai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rdth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Walthamstow's Gage Pillai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Beagan Colwell was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gage Pillai was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Israel Reno charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Israel Reno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Israel Reno hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Sebastian Villa hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gage Pillai saved Walthamstow from getting behind. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Walthamstow's goalie prevented a goal. Israel Reno hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga 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 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gage Pillai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Beagan Colwell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Walthamstow's goalie prevented a goal. Gage Pillai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Gage Pillai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gage Pillai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 90th minute of the match. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga 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 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Honduras fans cheered their team off the field, for while Walthamstow had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.