Challenge

Anfeild Road
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Honduras's Edmundo Espiga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Anfield Road got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Ove Andersson. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Thorsberg in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Wennerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Wennerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Roger Abrahamsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Honduras's Christian Sancho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some careless play in the Anfield Road defense, Sebastian Villa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Wennerström. The Anfield Road fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Wennerström should have stopped the shot. Brian Thorsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Anfield Road's Mattias Snell suffered a sore thigh after 16 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 16 minutes, Ivan Navarro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honduras and the Anfield Road players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anfield Road made a substitution. Roland Löfdahl replaced Mattias Snell. Ivan Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Löfdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hannes Hedström got free with Lautaro Navarro in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Hannes Hedström took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Lautaro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. Kristian Runeberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Anfield Road's Hannes Hedström got a free kick in the 33rd 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 Adrian Wennerström was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Anfield Road defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Wennerström. The Anfield Road fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Wennerström should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Lautaro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Löfdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Milagros Cabal got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Hubert Hammarbäck's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hubert Hammarbäck helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Anfield Road's Hubert Hammarbäck got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Lautaro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Löfdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Brian Thorsberg made a precise shot to the right of Lautaro Navarro. Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Honduras's Edmundo Espiga got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a rather tough play, Anfield Road's Roger Abrahamsson got a free kick in the 86th minute. The supporters of Anfield Road booed when Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Espinar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Hubert Hammarbäck in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honduras's Sebastian Villa. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.