Challenge

AFA Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luo Ying Liang started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Luo Ying Liang 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. In the 7th minute Luo Ying Liang 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. Staffan Nyberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. Arnaldo Naldo scored 2-0 in the 13th 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. After 21 minutes, Milagros Cabal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the AFA Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milagros Cabal to maneuver through the defense. Luo Ying Liang scored 3-0 in the 22nd 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Rafinha Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFA Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafinha Barral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the game, Luo Ying Liang lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Lautaro Navarro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Ying Liang in the 35th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luo Ying Liang in the 40th 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. In the 43rd minute, AFA Club's Luo Ying Liang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. Enrico Longo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The wind increased when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off in the second half. If Rafinha Barral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rafinha Barral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. Honduras's Luca Espinar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rafinha Barral in the 53 minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Staffan Nyberg notched a goal, 6-0, 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. AFA Club made a substitution. Mariusz Chazen replaced Arnaldo Naldo. In the 60th minute, Luo Ying Liang 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 7-0. In the 63rdth minute of the game Staffan Nyberg 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. After 64 played minutes AFA Club got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Tasso. Enrico Longo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, 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 Staffan Nyberg in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Nyberg in the 75th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Mariusz Chazen came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Luo Ying Liang 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 79th minute of the match AFA Club 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. Staffan Nyberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luo Ying Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Staffan Nyberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Staffan Nyberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Staffan Nyberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luo Ying Liang struck a weak shot in the 93rd 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 AFA Club.