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. Antônio Aguiar took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Vieira having to interfere. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Zé Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Antônio Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inazuma Japan's supporters rose to their feet, but Antônio Aguiar 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. In the 26th minute, Edmundo Espiga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 33rd minute, Dedé Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Vieira made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Vieira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Montenegro in the 38th minute of play. Sebastian Villa might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé Vieira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Villa ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 42nd minute of play forced Inazuma Japan's goalkeeper Zé Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Navarro hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antônio Aguiar made a kick off. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Ivan Navarro hit a great ball. After 54 played minutes Inazuma Japan got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Aguiar. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Silva in the 60th minute of play. Milagros Cabal hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Dedé Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Rui Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute, Honduras's Emanuel Ocampo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emanuel Ocampo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Honduras protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emanuel Ocampo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 75th minute, one of Honduras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Honduras. Eliseu Dante shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Amadeu Pontes made in the 79th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rui Silva however managed to control. If Luca Espinar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes, Dedé Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Inazuma Japan and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Honduras's Alexander Costa was substituted for Christian Sancho. In the 86th minute, Dedé Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 87th minute of play forced Inazuma Japan's goalkeeper Zé Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honduras's Moises Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antônio Aguiar charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Aguiar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Inazuma Japan getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Antônio Aguiar hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Antônio Aguiar took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. The Inazuma Japan players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.