Challenge

Witney Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. Tommy Bond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tim Hurren received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lautaro Navarro came out and tried to block the shot, but Tim Hurren slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. In the 9th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Villa to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Swanson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Bond saved Witney City from getting behind. Honduras's Lautaro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Honduras from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ivan Navarro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Swanson in the 34th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes, Sebastian Villa made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Witney City's Tommy Bond tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tim Hurren in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. Sebastian Villa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Tommy Bond made a huge save. Tommy Bond 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 57th minute. If Tim Hurren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Espigas short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Tommy Bond to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tommy Bond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Tommy Bond was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Sebastian Villa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sebastian Villa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Leon Swanson put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lautaro Navarro. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Tim Hurren 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. 93 minutes into the match, Sebastian Villa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Bond. Witney City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Villa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.