Challenge

Bαsi Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Periklis Pagopoulos went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 5 minutes of play, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos made it 2-0 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! 8 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Ntinos Kaliakatsos came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 minutes, Luis Rubio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the Jose F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Ntinos Kaliakatsos came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Jose F.C. 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 Ntinos Kaliakatsos couldn't finish the play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Joshua Curbelo hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ferrant. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 15thth minute tested the skills of Ricardo Zorita when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 22nd minute, Abram Luque 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. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save El Salvador from getting a goal against them. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themos Panagakis in the 28th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Kaliakatsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aris Zanteroglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Jose F.C. booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Yepes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita, 3-0. 44 minutes into the game, Periklis Pagopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ntinos Kaliakatsos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ntinos Kaliakatsos made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Ntinos Kaliakatsos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Jose F.C.'s Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris 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, 6-0. Ntinos Kaliakatsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the game, Jesus Carvallo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Salvador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jose F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Periklis Pagopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Orestis Daras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Jose F.C.'s Ntinos Kaliakatsos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Zorita prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Orestis Daras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris 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. Ntinos Kaliakatsos succeeded in the game's 94th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 9-0. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Kaliakatsos in the 97th minute of play. Jose F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.