Challenge

Gzs Monkey
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, GAS MONKEY's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Antoine Mano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GAS MONKEY's Sam Baclet got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Edmundo Espiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 minutes, Roland Bordes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GAS MONKEY and the Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Antoine Mano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, GAS MONKEY's Tristan Pilot got a free kick in the 19th minute. Antoine Mano 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 23rd minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of GAS MONKEY's goalie and right to Esteban Carvallo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. GAS MONKEY's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 25th match minute, GAS MONKEY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristan Pilot to maneuver through the defense. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 28 minutes into the match, Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Baclet. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 30th 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 Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. Antoine Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tristan Pilot hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Moïse Sola was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GAS MONKEY! Edmundo Espiga did an outstanding performance 36 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-1 to the right of an irritated Antoine Mano in the goal. GAS MONKEY's Antoine Mano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 39th minute of play. 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 40th minute. The corner led Honduras's Edmundo Espiga to fire away a dangerous shot which Antoine Mano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Antoine Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoine Mano having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Sam Baclet made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Milagros Cabal. A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Roland Bordes with Raoul Bienaimé as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th 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. Antoine Mano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, GAS MONKEY's Tristan Pilot got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 59th minute of play forced GAS MONKEY's goalkeeper Antoine Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes, Sebastian Villa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the GAS MONKEY players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastian Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a free kick in the 63rd minute. GAS MONKEY's Antoine Mano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Villa in the 66th minute of play. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 68th play minutes Edmundo Espiga shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Antoine Mano and just under the crossbar into goal. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Milagros Cabal. After 74 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Edmundo Espiga. Sam Baclet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raoul Bienaimé fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. Tristan Pilot took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Antoine Mano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Espinar in the 88th minute of play. In the last second Antoine Mano throw himself and got hold of the ball when Edmundo Espiga in the 93rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 94th minute, Sebastian Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Honduras left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GAS MONKEY.