National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rowan Jepson got the match started through his kick off. When Selvin Rivera came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the U21 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 Selvin Rivera couldn't finish the play. When Rowan Jepson fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 England's protests and gave Rowan Jepson a yellow card for diving instead. Rowan Jepson kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes U21 Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Ulloa. The audience was convinced that Rowan Jepson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Hidalgo was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rowan Jepson sped through U21 Honduras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Hidalgo. In the 21st minute, Rowan Jepson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Den Gale put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Hidalgo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rowan Jepson in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Hidalgo saved U21 Honduras from getting behind. Oliveira Lesak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selvin Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Rowan Jepson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Hidalgo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Den Gale came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the U21 England 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 Den Gale couldn't finish the play. With his leg Jonathan Hidalgo managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when U21 England's Den Gale fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonathan Hidalgo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chester Bennington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Honduras booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dariusz Rogoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chester Bennington's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Jonathan Hidalgo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benji Peña was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Hidalgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chester Bennington in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Rowan Jepson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Honduras's Jonathan Hidalgo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rowan Jepson made a great header on U21 England's corner, it was just that U21 Honduras's Jonathan Hidalgo managed to reach the ball for a save. Jake Hardcastle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jonathan Hidalgo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Will Villanueva made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Selvin Rivera immediately put the ball in play. In the 63rd minute, Rowan Jepson made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Hidalgo. U21 Honduras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. The audience was convinced that Rowan Jepson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Hidalgo was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. U21 England's Alastair Pell was substituted for Gary Sewell. U21 England's Jason Butterfield was substituted for Dariusz Rogoz. After 71 minutes U21 Honduras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Toby Fields who took care of the corner kick. The U21 England fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when U21 England's Chester Bennington looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chester Bennington in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Hidalgo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Chester Bennington's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Hidalgo was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 87th minute of the match U21 England got a corner. U21 Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Toby Fields ran over to the corner to take the kick. Toby Fields made a great header on U21 England's corner, it was just that U21 Honduras's Jonathan Hidalgo managed to reach the ball for a save. Jonathan Hidalgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Orton in the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Honduras getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Alfredo Villarreal hit a great ball. When Toby Fields came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the U21 England 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 Toby Fields couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Chester Bennington had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Hidalgo. U21 Honduras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chester Bennington was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0.