Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nazil Canay in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Misael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honduras were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Guns And Roses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edmundo Espiga took the corner. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eustacio Misael in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 10th minute Sebastian Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Misael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guns And Roses's Lucio Quilo got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Guns And Roses's corner Domingos Santana fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lautaro Navarro quite easily take care of the ball. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Txatxu in the 22nd minute of play. Nazil Canay scored 2-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lautaro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute, Honduras's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lucio Quilo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 47 minutes into the game, Valentín Carvallo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Honduras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guns And Roses the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentín Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 50 minutes, Nazil Canay put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lautaro Navarro. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nazil Canay was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Espinar to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Nazil Canay got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nazil Canay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Navarro having to make a save. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazil Canay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Valentín Carvallo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. Guns And Roses's Luis Admon was substituted for Agustin Txatxu. Guns And Roses made a substitution. Jesús Salvador replaced Nazil Canay. In the 68th minute, Valentín Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the game, Jesús Salvador cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Lautaro Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute Guns And Roses were awarded a corner. Segundo Bordat went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Lucio Quilo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 82 minutes of play, Guns And Roses's Jesús Salvador made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the match, Jesús Salvador had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jesús Salvador was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Jesús Salvador took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesús Salvador, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Jesús Salvador took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Navarro. Lautaro Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. In the 100th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Santana to maneuver through the defense. Guns And Roses'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.