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Gillingham
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5001, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Waldir Aguirrez kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Honduras United getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Deris Coria hit a great ball. Eliseo Serrano was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 3rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Milton Granados had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Waldir Aguirrez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras United's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Aguirrez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franklin Barrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 11 minutes into the game, Humberto Verdugo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gillingham FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras United the free kick. A collision led to Gillingham FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Humberto Verdugo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Honduras United's zone, Humberto Salamanca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Lima came out of the goal and Humberto Salamanca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Wiktor Kaszubik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Waldir Aguirrez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Barrera was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Franklin Barrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Aguirrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Gillingham FC's Pablo Flamenco got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When Honduras United's Waldir Aguirrez in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gillingham FC's goalie prevented a goal. Waldir Aguirrez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franklin Barrera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Francisco Moreira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 44 minutes in the game Pablo Flamenco did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Deris Medina. 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.

In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honduras United's goalkeeper Marcos Lima, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wiktor Kaszubik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the game, Milton Granados was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gillingham FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honduras United the free kick. After 61 played minutes Gillingham FC got a freekick which was hit by Milton Granados. Franklin Barrera was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alexander Najarro. In the 72nd minute Humberto Salamanca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldir Aguirrez had several of the Gillingham FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 80 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-1 score and a disappointed Franklin Barrera as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in Gillingham FC's zone, Waldir Aguirrez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin Barrera came out of the goal and Waldir Aguirrez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gillingham FC's Milton Granados got a free kick in the 85th minute. Amilcar Menjivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Waldir Aguirrez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Honduras United's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Aguirrez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franklin Barrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Franklin Barrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldir Aguirrez in the 91st minute. Franklin Barrera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Waldir Aguirrez's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute.