Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Mateo Palacio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Mateo Palacio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lautaro Navarro. The Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lautaro Navarro should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Palacio came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 15 minutes of play, Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio made it 0-2 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! Christian Sancho made in the 19th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Moises Tafalla however managed to control. Mateo Palacio struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zjem Cię. In the 23rd minute of the game Valentín Carvallo made a throw-in which Luca Espinar played forward. 26 minutes into the game, Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 31 minutes into the match, Mateo Palacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateo Palacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. If Jim Morrison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Napoleon Jajko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 39th minute. Mateo Palacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Zjem Cię made a substitution. Ciriaco Emenon replaced Tolek Wojtyna. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mateo Palacio was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mateo Palacio got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Mateo Palacio 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. 66 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Mateo Palacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Mateo Palacio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Palacio. After having played for 79 minutes, Mateo Palacio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zjem Cię's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateo Palacio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ivan Navarro made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sebastian Villa. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Palacio in the 83rd minute. Ivan Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Palacio in the 93rd minute of the match.