Challenge

Adana 5 Ocak Stadyum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Akgün Onursal started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Özcan Onal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lautaro Navarro. The goal made the score 1-0. Lokman Taşkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Villa in the 8th minute of play. Honduras's Luca Espinar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Soner Kurtaran in the 9 minute of the game. The attack was good, but when Edmundo Espiga in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Lukasz Kazczyk hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the game, Christian Sancho landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Soner Kurtaran during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AdanaDemirSpor's Soner Kurtaran got a free kick in the 15th minute. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Atay Hirfanlı kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 19th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AdanaDemirSpor. İldeniz Seylan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Honduras's Lautaro Navarro got control of the ball when Akgün Onursal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edmundo Espiga hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 30thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AdanaDemirSpor's Lokman Taşkan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Honduras's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmundo Espiga in the 31st minute. After taking down the ball on Honduras's corner Esteban Carvallo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lokman Taşkan quite easily take care of the ball. Edmundo Espiga took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lokman Taşkan. Lokman Taşkan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İldeniz Seylan during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute, İldeniz Seylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Luca Espinar got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akgün Onursal got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Lokman Taşkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off in the second half. Lokman Taşkan made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Lokman Taşkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 58th 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. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İldeniz Seylan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Honduras's Lokman Taşkan threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edmundo Espiga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lokman Taşkan was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AdanaDemirSpor's goalie prevented a goal. The Honduras fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Edmundo Espiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özcan Onal in the 79th minute of the match. Lokman Taşkan made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th match minute, AdanaDemirSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özcan Onal to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AdanaDemirSpor getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. İldeniz Seylan hit a great ball. In the 88th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentín Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Soner Kurtaran got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eray Birge. With a little luck, AdanaDemirSpor's Lokman Taşkan got control of the ball when Edmundo Espiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Lokman Taşkan managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özcan Onal in the 95th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honduras's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.