Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dida Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 5th minute of play. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balázs Sebes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Ivan Navarro in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hoberg United's Claudio-Paul Pirinchev. After 10 minutes, Cintya Palacios made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute, Hoberg United's Balázs Sebes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hoberg United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaroslaw Teofila in the 18th minute. Moises Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Dida Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Cintya Palacios kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lautaro Navarro. That made the score 3-0 in the 31 minute of play. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balázs Sebes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Martins having to interfere. When Balázs Sebes came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Hoberg United 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 Balázs Sebes couldn't finish the play. Balázs Sebes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

In the 51st minute Balázs Sebes 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. In the 56th minute Cintya Palacios 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. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cintya Palacios in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Cintya Palacios 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. 64 minutes into the match, Balázs Sebes 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 Balázs Sebes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Cintya Palacios might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cintya Palacios ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cintya Palacios in the 68th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Balázs Sebes 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. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Esteban Carvallo fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Honduras's protests and gave Esteban Carvallo a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Honduras! In the 78th minute there was a penalty for Hoberg United. Jaroslaw Teofila stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lautaro Navarro. 5-0. Esteban Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match Jaroslaw Teofila sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lautaro Navarro skillfully saved the ball. In the 84th minute Cintya Palacios 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. Cintya Palacios struck a weak shot in the 86th 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 Hoberg United. After 94 played minutes Hoberg United got a freekick which was hit by Benny Bus. The audience was convinced that Cintya Palacios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Navarro was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hoberg United.