Challenge

Estadionno Ernesto
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Freddy Padilla made the kick off and thus started the match. Rene Santamaria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Luque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Santamaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 9th minute of play. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tito Bonilla in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Valentin Heredia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 20 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. The supporters of SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Tamayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rigoberto Pinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rigoberto Pinto ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Jarquin in the 24th minute of play. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Valentin Heredia sent off a good shot on target. Marco Tamayo charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Tamayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball. Benito Jarquin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Tito Bonilla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Marco Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Pinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Jarquin, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Valentin Heredia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abram Luque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Rene Santamaria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of El Salvador booed when SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonzo Vega didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Moises Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. Valentin Heredia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 54 played minutes SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC got a freekick which was hit by Milan Antoš. Otoniel Araya got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Benito Jarquin. In the 61st minute, Tito Bonilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 69 minutes, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Fernandino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 75th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Luque to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth Loaiza came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Valentin Heredia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. When SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC's Valentin Heredia in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abram Luque during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abram Luque hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SPORTING SAN JOSÉ FC had played much better football throughout.