Challenge

Pedro S. Fernández
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Moises Fernandino made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhittin Pamiroğlu in the 3rd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Muhittin Pamiroğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Muhittin Pamiroğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Mateo Leguizamo 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 Kazimierz Piekarczyk in the 16th minute of the match. El Salvador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Muhittin Pamiroğlu 18 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Rolando Dimo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant got a free kick in the 30th minute. 34 minutes into the match, LEON FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Anier Sanduru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Kazimierz Piekarczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Adan Panfilo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 41 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ferrant. In the 42nd minute, Adan Panfilo made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Muhittin Pamiroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kazimierz Piekarczyk to strike the kick off in the second half. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhittin Pamiroğlu in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adan Panfilo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Adan Panfilo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ricardo Zorita quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 56th minute, Kazimierz Piekarczyk made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Lorenzo Yepes 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 LEON FC the free kick. After 63 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Yepes. In the 65th minute Adan Panfilo 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. Joshua Curbelo's late challenge caught a LEON FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joshua Curbelo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Joshua Curbelo got a free kick in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Piekarczyk came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Adan Panfilo managed to get in a good position for a shot. LEON FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adan Panfilo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anier Sanduru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Fernandino in the 80th minute. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Joshua Curbelo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Piekarczyk in the 83rd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Kazimierz Piekarczyk heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kazimierz Piekarczyk in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. When the referee ended the match the LEON FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.