National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolás Flamenco got the match started through his kick off. Cuauhtémoc Tláskal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Isaac Henriquez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Isaac Henriquez managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when U21 Mexico's André Luiz Kaparov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Mexico's Cuauhtémoc Tláskal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Isaac Henriquez. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. Wilfredo Xacintu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Isaac Henriquez made a huge save. Isaac Henriquez made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Wilfredo Xacintu sent off a good shot on target. U21 Honduras's Isaac Henriquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Honduras from getting a goal against them. In the 26thth minute of the game Nicolás Flamenco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Mexico's Camilo Cesaro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 Honduras booed when U21 Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Vistruario didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cuauhtémoc Tláskals short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Isaac Henriquez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 38th match minute, U21 Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Flamenco to maneuver through the defense. Isaac Henriquez was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and André Luiz Kaparov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. André Luiz Kaparov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 44 minutes into the match, U21 Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Vistruario came free, but Isaac Henriquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Cuauhtémoc Tláskal made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes U21 Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Flamenco. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cuauhtémoc Tláskal in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isaac Henriquez saved U21 Honduras from getting behind. After 53 played minutes U21 Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Will Viscarra. In the 56th minute of the match Wilfredo Xacintu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isaac Henriquez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If André Luiz Kaparov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isaac Henriquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luiz Kaparov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Danilo Umanzor fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Honduras's protests and gave Danilo Umanzor a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute Cuauhtémoc Tláskal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Henriquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute André Luiz Kaparov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Henriquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Henriquez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cuauhtémoc Tláskal went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. André Luiz Kaparov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isaac Henriquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cuauhtémoc Tláskal in the 95th minute of play forced U21 Honduras's goalkeeper Isaac Henriquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 Honduras players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Mexico.