Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Fata got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Valla Fc booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Niklas Isaksson. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 9th minute. Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Niklas Isaksson sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute, Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 14th minute of the match. Niklas Isaksson scored 1-0 in the 20th 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. Valla Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tor-Ivar Kalland in the 25th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tor-Ivar Kalland got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lautaro Navarro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 26 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Tor-Ivar Kalland. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Luca Espinar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Espinar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoine Lovera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Kevin Nykvist got a free kick in the 35th minute. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. Albert Hedkvist's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albert Hedkvist helped the player get up and apologised. Albert Hedkvist hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 48 minutes into the match, Honduras's Sebastian Villa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antoine Lovera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 57 minutes of play, Valla Fc's Niklas Isaksson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valla Fc made a substitution. Peter Töpfer replaced Ciro Fata. Luca Espinar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoine Lovera having to interfere. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Edmundo Espiga sped through Valla Fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antoine Lovera. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niklas Isaksson's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Niklas Isaksson made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 76 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Tafalla came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Peter Töpfer got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 82 minutes of play Valla Fc's Albert Hedkvist was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes into the game, Honduras's Sebastian Villa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antoine Lovera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Töpfer in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rdth minute of the game Sebastian Villa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 95th minute of play.