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. Viktoras Sotiriou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marinos Tsounis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marinos Tsounis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Menelaos Karatsolis in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. In the 13th minute, Edmundo Espiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, Honduras's Sebastian Villa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marinos Tsounis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktoras Chronopoulos during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 25th minute of play. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Tsounis having to interfere. Luca Espinar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Marinos Tsounis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktoras Chronopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktoras Sotiriou charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktoras Sotiriou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th match minute, PALLINI RULES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktoras Sotiriou to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Honduras's Sebastian Villa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marinos Tsounis. Marinos Tsounis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Marinos Tsounis came out of the goal in the 41st 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 3-0. 44 minutes into the match, PALLINI RULES's goalkeeper Marinos Tsounis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esteban Carvallo. Edmundo Espiga in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marinos Tsounis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lefteris Anagnostakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Marinos Tsounis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Herald Asselberghs hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After having played for 56 minutes, Moises Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Milagros Cabal kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marinos Tsounis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Moises Tafalla went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 71st minute of play forced PALLINI RULES's goalkeeper Marinos Tsounis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktoras Chronopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Viktoras Sotiriou made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. After 76th play minutes Edmundo Espiga shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Marinos Tsounis and just under the crossbar into goal. Marinos Tsounis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Espinar in the 84th minute of the match. Marinos Tsounis 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 86th minute of the match, Lefteris Anagnostakis 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. Honduras's attentive Christian Sancho managed to snatch the ball when Manfred Petersson made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PALLINI RULES's goalie prevented a goal. With his leg Lautaro Navarro managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when PALLINI RULES's Menelaos Karatsolis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Milagros Cabal hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.