Challenge

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Belém got the match started through his kick off. Valentín Carvallo made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Albirex Niigata FC's Per Gross. 7 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Belém. Diego Belém's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lautaro Navarro firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 11th match minute, Albirex Niigata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencho Ruski to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes Albirex Niigata FC got a freekick which was hit by Per Gross. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Diego Belém managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albirex Niigata FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Belém was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Milagros Cabal lost his temper 21 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Honduras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! In the 29th match minute, Albirex Niigata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per Gross to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Diego Belém 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Belém got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diego Belém took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The supporters of Honduras booed when Albirex Niigata FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Tan didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sebastian Villa to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Gross in the 51st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Belém in the 62nd minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Diego Belém 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. 66 minutes into the game, Diego Belém cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Belém in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Diego Belém ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After a rather tough play, Albirex Niigata FC's Gencho Ruski got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 俞冰帆 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Tafalla in the 75th minute of play. Sebastian Villa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. 俞冰帆 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Belém, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Valentín Carvallo made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Moises Tafalla however managed to control. After having played for 89 minutes, Diego Belém managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Albirex Niigata FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Belém was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 俞冰帆 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gencho Ruski fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albirex Niigata FC's protests and gave Gencho Ruski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Gencho Ruski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albirex Niigata FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.