Challenge

Lara Beach
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. 6 minutes into the game, Yusuf Bahadır Semdin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dursun Ali Alp saved Lara FK from getting behind. In the 13th minute of the match, Cesur Kurceren 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. The supporters of Honduras booed when Lara FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acar Bilginer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mansur Yörük was slow to take the kick. During this time Lara FK's players had a chance to rest. Dursun Ali Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lara FK's Yusuf Bahadır Semdin got a free kick in the 26th minute. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lara FK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 37 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dursun Ali Alp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Navarro made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Cesur Kurceren sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 41 in the game by Cesur Kurceren from a close distance when the talented Lautaro Navarro managed to make a qualified save. Honduras's players were relieved. Honduras's Esteban Carvallo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yusuf Bahadır Semdin, made in the 43rd minute of the game. When Moises Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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 Moises Tafalla couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cesur Kurceren to make the kick off. Dursun Ali Alp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 51st minute of the match. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesur Kurceren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dursun Ali Alp having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Lara FK's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Villa came free, but Dursun Ali Alp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Acar Bilginer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesur Kurceren's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Hamdi Uma hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With his leg Dursun Ali Alp managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Sebastian Villa hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Hamdi Uma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Dursun Ali Alp in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Lara FK's Dursun Ali Alp got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Yusuf Bahadır Semdin in the 86th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Esteban Carvallo. Honduras's attentive Christian Sancho managed to snatch the ball when Yusuf Bahadır Semdin made a throw-in in the 87th minute of the game. Dursun Ali Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Sancho in the 88th minute of play. Edmundo Espiga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Dursun Ali Alp when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karahan İlksel during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lara FK's Karahan İlksel got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 92 played minutes, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dursun Ali Alp came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Honduras reached it. 94 minutes into the match, Lara FK's goalkeeper Dursun Ali Alp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. Abdullah Taşgan kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Honduras played a much better game than Lara FK and deserved their victory. The Lara FK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.