Challenge

New Trafford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonso Amado went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Desert Fury's Afonso Amado got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 9 minutes of play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hernani Correia was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of El Salvador booed when Desert Fury was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Dikaté didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hernani Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Fernandino, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the El Salvador 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 Moises Fernandino couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the match, Desert Fury's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Hernani Correia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Tamayo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Valentino Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Afonso Amado scored 2-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute, Afonso Amado 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 3-1.

With a little luck, Desert Fury's Hernani Correia got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso Amado in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. Moises Fernandino's late challenge caught a Desert Fury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moises Fernandino helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Desert Fury booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute Tadeu Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Ramos scored 4-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hernani Correia came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by El Salvador's Moises Fernandino. But to his dismay, Moises Fernandino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Desert Fury's Pedro Maurito was substituted for Afonso Amado. Valentino Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeu Flores in the 81st minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Maurito in the 82nd minute of play. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Maurito, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Desert Fury's Pedro Maurito 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, 5-2. When Nuno Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Desert Fury 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 Nuno Ramos couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Maurito in the 93rd minute of the match. Pedro Maurito scored 6-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Desert Fury's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.