Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carmine Saturno made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Edmundo Espiga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emilio Grassi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 5th minute, Aldo Padula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Chioda in the 8th minute of play. Rombiolo BR's Emilio Grassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Carmine Saturno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lautaro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Edmundo Espiga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Emilio Grassi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Saturno in the 18th minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Honduras's Emilio Grassi threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edmundo Espiga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Emilio Grassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Chioda came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Biagio Chioda 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenio Bianchini during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eugenio Bianchini hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 35 played minutes Rombiolo BR got a freekick which was hit by Federico Schiacciacasse. Emilio Grassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Espinar, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Rombiolo BR's Emilio Grassi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Rombiolo BR from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Christian Sancho made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Rombiolo BR's Federico Schiacciacasse. In the 48th minute, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emilio Grassi. Emilio Grassi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2.

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. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emilio Grassi was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 65 played minutes Rombiolo BR got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Bianchini. Luca Espinar might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilio Grassi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luca Espinar ran back to his position shaking his head. Emilio Grassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Espinar, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. When Carmine Saturno came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Rombiolo BR 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 Carmine Saturno couldn't finish the play. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Chioda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute of the match, Carmine Saturno got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lautaro Navarro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Biagio Chioda struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Lautaro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rombiolo BR. 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.