Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Espiga got the match started through his kick off. Ciro Fata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4th minute, Esteban Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tor-Ivar Kalland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. Lautaro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro Fata in the 16th minute. Honduras's Luca Espinar got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Niklas Isaksson 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. Luca Espinar took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antoine Lovera. Antoine Lovera 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciro Fata stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antoine Lovera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Fata in the 58th minute of the match. Valla Fc's Peter Töpfer was substituted for Ciro Fata. After some careless play in the Honduras defense, Niklas Isaksson 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. When Edmundo Espiga came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Töpfer during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Töpfer to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmundo Espiga during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Edmundo Espiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Niklas Isaksson fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valla Fc's protests and gave Niklas Isaksson a yellow card for diving instead. Niklas Isaksson hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kevin Nykvist charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Nykvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Kevin Nykvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 89 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Milagros Cabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo Espiga kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Niklas Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valla Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Niklas Isaksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, Valla Fc could leave the field as winners, despite Honduras having more of the ball for most of the match.