Challenge

Maracaná
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laureano Guillelmo started the match with the kick off. Brasil off's attentive Basilio Gaur managed to snatch the ball when Milagros Cabal made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Bernardo Asier. Brasil off's Bernardo Asier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Basilio Gaur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Bernardo Asier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Alex Woiski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brasil off and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ivan Navarro got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sebastian Villa. Bernardo Asier came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Honduras's Edmundo Espiga. But to his dismay, Edmundo Espiga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Bernardo Asier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 30th minute of play. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Milagros Cabal with Sebastian Villa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 37th minute Luca Espinar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Asier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brasil off's Bernardo Asier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Brasil off's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Espinar came free, but Bernardo Asier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brasil off's Bernardo Asier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 40th minute of play. Bernardo Asier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Brasil off's Bernardo Asier. Bernardo Asier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmundo Espiga made a kick off. In the 52nd 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: 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 57th minute of play forced Brasil off's goalkeeper Bernardo Asier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Asier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Asier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 66th minute of play forced Brasil off's goalkeeper Bernardo Asier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brasil off's Bernardo Asier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 70th minute of play forced Brasil off's goalkeeper Bernardo Asier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Luca Espinar 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: 0-7. In the 78th minute Reynaldo Lucero 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. 81 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bernardo Asier, 0-9. In the 84th minute, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bernardo Asier. Bernardo Asier yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Alex Woiski was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 89 minutes into the game, Sebastian Villa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bernardo Asier. Sebastian Villa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Asier was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Nicanor Lorencio'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. Nicanor Lorencio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, Brasil off was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Lorencio to maneuver through the defense. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Brasil off.