Challenge

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Under Construct getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Stan Polspoel hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the match, Luca Espinar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Under Construct's Luiz Fábio Pombal. Luiz Fábio Pombal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Honduras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Silvério Tróia 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvério Tróia in the 28th minute of play. After 33 minutes, Silvério Tróia made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luca Espinar struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Luiz Fábio Pombal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. 39 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Luiz Fábio Pombal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stan Polspoel during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Under Construct got a freekick which was hit by Stan Polspoel. After a defensive mix-up in Under Construct's zone, Luca Espinar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fábio Pombal came out of the goal and Luca Espinar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvério Tróia made a kick off. Luiz Fábio Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Henry Huyghebaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Under Construct's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Pombal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. 68 minutes into the match, Luca Espinar notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Under Construct's Luiz Fábio Pombal. Luiz Fábio Pombal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A throw-in in the 70th minute of the game was made by Jelle Van Dessen with Angelo Cibran as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Angelo Cibran hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Luiz Fábio Pombal came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. But to his dismay, Sebastian Villa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Luiz Fábio Pombal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. Under Construct's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Moises Tafalla scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Fábio Pombal, making the score, 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Cibran in the 91st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Espinar charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Espinar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Honduras's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.