Challenge

Beşiktaş Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şenel Barbaros in the 3rd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes in the game Kunter Haspolatlı did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lefter Tanın. Ariel Ortega recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Ariel Ortega notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ariel Ortega succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 29th playminute. After 31 minutes, Luca Espinar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the Erzincan FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Luca Espinar. 36 minutes into the game, Ariel Ortega 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. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şenel Barbaros, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Anıl Mücahit Efe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Ariel Ortega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ariel Ortega in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ariel Ortega made a kick off. Ariel Ortega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ariel Ortega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The supporters of Erzincan FK booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Espinar didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Erzincan FK getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ariel Ortega hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Ariel Ortega 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 61st minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Mücahit Efe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentín Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Erzincan FK's Şenel Barbaros. But to his dismay, Şenel Barbaros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Ariel Ortega kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. 74 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Alptuğ Gözlem came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Erzincan FK got a corner. Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alptuğ Gözlem ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Ortega in the 82nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ariel Ortega in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. In the 91st minute of the match Alptuğ Gözlem shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lautaro Navarro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ariel Ortega struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Erzincan FK. Erzincan FK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Honduras for a fine match.