Challenge

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Metapalo FC's Valentin Negroni started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lautaro Navarro was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Valentin Negroni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valentin Negroni really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Roni Arisandy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Negroni in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Tytus Jaszcz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Valentin Negroni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Honduras's Lautaro Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentin Negroni went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Valentin Negroni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's Tytus Jaszcz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lautaro Navarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Lautaro Navarro managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Metapalo FC's Valentin Negroni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 36 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Luca Espinar. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Honduras's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Toto Fabri was slow to take the kick. During this time Metapalo FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Metapalo FC's corner Roni Arisandy fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lautaro Navarro quite easily take care of the ball. Tytus Jaszcz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Lautaro Navarro made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Roni Arisandy notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Honduras's Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmundo Espiga made a kick off. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd match minute, Metapalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelian Orescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Valentin Negroni 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Thedin in the 59th minute of the match. If Roni Arisandy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roni Arisandy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Metapalo FC's Roni Arisandy got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute Tytus Jaszcz 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. The supporters of Honduras booed when Metapalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Arne Thedin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 79th minute of play. Metapalo FC were furious when Eriberto Belarmo was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 83 played minutes Metapalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Belarmo. With a little luck, Metapalo FC's Gavino Belarmo got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. 88 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Jaszcz came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Jaszcz came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tytus Jaszcz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Tytus Jaszcz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Metapalo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tytus Jaszcz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edmundo Espiga kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Honduras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.