Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Funes kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, River CBBA's Hector Enrique nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Marco Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. River CBBA's Sergio Batista shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ricardo Zorita but with some difficulty. 11 minutes into the game, River CBBA's Hector Enrique nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 13th minute, River CBBA's Juan Funes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Juan Funes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Zorita came out and tried to block the shot, but Juan Funes slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Hector Enrique kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. Juan Funes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. In the 26th minute, Juan Funes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The goal made the score 6-0. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argoitz Abeijon, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boğaçhan Akyel in the 34th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Juan Funes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The goal made the score 8-0. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Juan Funes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Juan Funes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Boğaçhan Akyel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Boğaçhan Akyel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. If Juan Funes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 9-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moises Fernandino to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Juan Funes sped through El Salvador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Argoitz Abeijon sped through El Salvador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. In the 58th minute, Hector Enrique left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River CBBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. Joshua Curbelo hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ponciano Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Argoitz Abeijon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Ponciano Abarca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Ponciano Abarca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute, Joshua Curbelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ponciano Abarca in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Ponciano Abarca made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. River CBBA's Varis Birgelis was substituted for Hector Enrique. Cipriano Abechuco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. After 87 minutes of play, River CBBA's Argoitz Abeijon made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zorita was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Argoitz Abeijon might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Argoitz Abeijon ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by River CBBA's Ponciano Abarca. But to his dismay, Ponciano Abarca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. River CBBA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.