Challenge

Jose Alberto Ventura
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Saul Arano in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant. When the match had been going on for 11 minutes, venturinha F.C.'s Saul Arano got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The audience thought a goal was coming when Esteban Fuertes got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute, venturinha F.C.'s Guaberto Curcio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 26th minute, Esteban Fuertes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The venturinha F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The supporters of venturinha F.C. booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentino Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 minutes, Saul Arano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the venturinha F.C. and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of El Salvador booed when venturinha F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Arano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Esteban Fuertes 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. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Esteban Fuertes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armando Lehoi 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 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Joshua Curbelo's late challenge caught a venturinha F.C.'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. Joshua Curbelo hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Esteban Fuertes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. In the 53rd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Guaberto Curcio struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for venturinha F.C.. If Esteban Fuertes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 63 minutes into the game, Guaberto Curcio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Jaime Muno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, venturinha F.C.'s Jaime Muno got a free kick in the 67th minute. Eustaquio Gombal hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Abram Luque. In the 77th minute Esteban Fuertes 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. Armando Lehoi made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Guaberto Curcio 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 Guaberto Curcio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Valentino Ferrant off the ground. The supporters of venturinha F.C. booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentino Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute of the match Saul Arano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Zorita skillfully saved the ball.