Challenge

PIAST ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tobiasz Rasiak got the match started through his kick off. Lautaro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tobiasz Rasiak's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Chavez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Ivan Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobiasz Rasiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 19th play minute Benedykt Bronkala came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lautaro Navarro. 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of F.C. Piastów's Marcos Chavez. Marcos Chavez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Rafal Charlap in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Rasiak in the 41st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Charlap made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Honduras's Valentín Carvallo. Dawid Pleban'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. Dawid Pleban helped the player get up and apologised. Honduras made a substitution. Alexander Costa replaced Sebastian Villa. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Honduras's Lautaro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobiasz Rasiak in the 51st minute of play. F.C. Piastów's Marek Pasterski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Milagros Cabal in the 54 minute of the game. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Rasiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. Piastów's zone, Moises Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Chavez came out of the goal and Moises Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 60 minutes, Alexander Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexander Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Chavez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. F.C. Piastów made a substitution. Walery Ptaszek replaced Edward Zacharzewski. Marcos Chavez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 72nd minute of play. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Marcos Chavez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Jikolo Mabalane 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. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. Piastów's goalie prevented a goal. Lucjan Skarpiak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Jikolo Mabalane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.