Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rich Keith started the match with the kick off. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ignacio Emerson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casper Bergstrom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Christian Sancho in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brannik's Ricardo Dow. Ignacio Emerson was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Luca Espinar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luca Espinar really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Edmundo Espiga's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Ignacio Emerson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brannik's goalie prevented a goal. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignacio Emerson having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ignacio Emerson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Moises Ponce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brannik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Brannik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moises Ponce to maneuver through the defense. Edmundo Espiga struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Ignacio Emerson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Honduras. When Rickie Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brannik's protests and gave Rickie Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Honduras booed when Brannik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickie Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moises Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmundo Espiga was the one to do the kick off. Ignacio Emerson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 52nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ignacio Emerson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ignacio Emerson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Carvallo in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Edmundo Espiga 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ignacio Emerson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Ivan Navarro with Sebastian Villa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brannik's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Emerson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th 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: 6-0. Ignacio Emerson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacio Emerson was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ignacio Emerson saved Brannik from getting behind. If Moises Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Espiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignacio Emerson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ignacio Emerson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Honduras's Edmundo Espiga shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Honduras fully deserved thier win.