Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Görkem İlsev started the match with the kick off. Ivan Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Binali Kutbay came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Görkem İlsev in the 15th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Necati Eslem fired away an extremely well hit free kick, but unfortunately the ball went just outside to the right hand side of Lautaro Navarro. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Binali Kutbay was slow to take the kick. During this time Batman's players had a chance to rest. Tayfur Kiner 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 27th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Batman's goalkeeper Tayfur Kiner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. A collision led to Batman getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sabri Ekabir hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tayfur Kiner was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Görkem İlsev in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lautaro Navarro saved Honduras from getting behind. Sebastian Villa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Tayfur Kiner made a huge save. In the last second Tayfur Kiner throw himself and got hold of the ball when Edmundo Espiga in the 36thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 40th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Batman's goalkeeper Tayfur Kiner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Villa. After 44 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tayfur Kiner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sabri Ekabir'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. Sabri Ekabir helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Honduras booed when Batman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabri Ekabir didn't get a good kick on the ball.

In the 52nd minute, Sebastian Villa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tayfur Kiner was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 55th minute of play forced Batman's goalkeeper Tayfur Kiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Necati Eslem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Honduras booed when Batman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batıhan Oncel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Sebastian Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Villa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Honduras's Sebastian Villa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tayfur Kiner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hıdır Sufi made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Binali Kutbay however managed to control. Luca Espinar hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 85th minute of play forced Batman's goalkeeper Tayfur Kiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Villa struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Tayfur Kiner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Espinar in the 88th minute of play forced Batman's goalkeeper Tayfur Kiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes, Batıhan Oncel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Batman and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave Honduras a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Edmundo Espiga, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Batman's Tayfur Kiner. 3-1. Honduras'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.