Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Honduras's Edmundo Espiga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Edmundo Espiga hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apostolos Mavrokordatos in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. Olof Dalström kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Edmundo Espiga, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 17th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Notis Bartzokas in the 18th minute of the match. Babbis Markatos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute of the game Loukas Brizolakis made a throw-in which Ntinos Farmakis played forward. Theodosis Kassapis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Villa in the 29th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Green Horses's Apostolos Mavrokordatos. But to his dismay, Apostolos Mavrokordatos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. If Notis Bartzokas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Notis Bartzokas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. In the 39th minute Sotiris Barberopoulos 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. The supporters of Honduras booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ntinos Farmakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sotiris Barberopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Apostolos Mavrokordatos to make the kick off. Apostolos Mavrokordatos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Lautaro Navarro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Lautaro Navarro managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Green Horses's Apostolos Mavrokordatos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 58 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Espinar came free, but Theodosis Kassapis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Kassapis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apostolos Mavrokordatos got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Honduras booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loukas Brizolakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apostolos Mavrokordatos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Green Horses's goalkeeper Theodosis Kassapis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Barberopoulos in the 78th minute of the match. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 79th minute of play. Green Horses's Theodosis Kassapis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Theodosis Kassapis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaios Petridis in the 86th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Green Horses booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theodosis Kassapis 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 95th minute. After 97 minutes, Loukas Brizolakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Horses and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Green Horses 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.