Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Edmundo Espiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dan Bergstedt. That made the score 2-0 after 7 minutes of play. 14 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Pelle Flinck came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Jämjö IFK getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Claes Lindholm hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Jämjö IFK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Jämjö IFK getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Henning Bodin hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pelle Flinck in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lautaro Navarro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 30 minutes, Pelle Flinck made it 2-1 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. 34 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Bergstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 40 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Calle Gregersson made in the 44th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Henning Bodin however managed to control. Henrik Almstedt kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pelle Flinck to strike the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Bergstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Dan Bergstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. Pelle Flinck charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pelle Flinck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pelle Flinck hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robin Hermansson'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. Robin Hermansson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute of the match Edmundo Espiga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dan Bergstedt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dan Bergstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jämjö IFK's Dan Bergstedt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 71 minutes of play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Bergstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Jämjö IFK's Dan Bergstedt. Dan Bergstedt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Honduras 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 Edmundo Espiga couldn't finish the play. Pelle Flinck did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-2 to the left of a surprised Lautaro Navarro 86 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Robin Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Espiga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Bergstedt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Honduras fans cheered their team off the field, for while Jämjö IFK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.