Challenge

Pardina
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Vintilă Mihuț started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Pardina got a freekick which was hit by Dan Mihele. After some careless play in the Pardina defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Popan. The Pardina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Popan should have stopped the shot. When Honduras's Edmundo Espiga in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pardina's goalie prevented a goal. Honduras's Christian Sancho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dan Mihele, made in the 18th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras's zone, Petruț Ghizdeanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Navarro came out of the goal and Petruț Ghizdeanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Vintilă Mihuț 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 1-1. With an all-out effort, Pardina's Lautaro Navarro threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vlad Chihaia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lautaro Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vlad Chihaia went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Pardina's Olimpiu Popan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 31st minute of play. Dan Mihele made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Petrică Scutaru. After a rather tough play, Pardina's Ion Pârâianu got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Popan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Popan having to interfere.

53 minutes into the match, Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Vintilă Mihuț came free, but Lautaro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petruț Ghizdeanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dan Mihele made in the 60th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vintilă Mihuț however managed to control. Vlad Chihaia might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lautaro Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vlad Chihaia ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute, Ivan Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Honduras got a corner. Pardina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmundo Espiga ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Honduras's Emanuel Ocampo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 81st minute, Petrică Scutaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Ocampo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Dan Mihele made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Petrică Scutaru however managed to control. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Esteban Carvallo hit a great ball. Edmundo Espiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Popan having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olimpiu Popan. Olimpiu Popan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Honduras played a much better game than Pardina and deserved their victory. The Pardina players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.