Challenge

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. 俞冰帆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th play minute Diego Belém came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ricardo Zorita. 1-0. Amir Pieng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Curbelo to maneuver through the defense. Diego Belém's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zorita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Diego Belém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. The throw-in from Joshua Curbelo in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Albirex Niigata FC's Amir Pieng. A hard shot 24 in the game by Diego Belém from a close distance when the talented Ricardo Zorita managed to make a qualified save. El Salvador's players were relieved. In the 31st play minute Diego Belém came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ricardo Zorita. 2-0. 37 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Belém. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Diego Belém sent off a good shot on target. Diego Belém took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Diego Belém to strike the kick off in the second half. Mujahid Vijiaratnam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Diego Belém 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. After taking down the ball on Albirex Niigata FC's corner Polo Maldini fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ricardo Zorita quite easily take care of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper 俞冰帆 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Fernandino. El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 俞冰帆 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Diego Belém scored 4-0 in the 64th 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. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Belém in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th minute Diego Belém 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. In the 77th minute, Amir Pieng made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Belém in the 82nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Belém in the 84th 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. 87 minutes into the match, Diego Belém 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 Diego Belém was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Belém in the 92nd minute of play. Aziz Vijiaratnam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albirex Niigata FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.