Challenge

Estádio MegApocalips
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcos Rodrigues made the kick off which started today's match. Marcos Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Celsinho Soares, made in the 12th minute of the game. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Moises Fernandino hit a great ball. Marcos Rodrigues in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Rodrigues in the 16th 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. Valentino Ferrant hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Marcos Rodrigues could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Ricardo Zorita however easily saved by the left post. In the 26th minute of the match Apocalipse FC got a corner. El Salvador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcos Rodrigues ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Marcos Rodrigues almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita did a great save. 28 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson Sousa came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. If Marcos Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Rodrigues in the 36th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Valentino Ferrant 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 Apocalipse FC the free kick. In the 37th minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Fernandino made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as El Salvador's Moises Fernandino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gianluigi Buffon. That made the score 2-1 after 51 minutes of play. Lorenzo Yepes charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Yepes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lorenzo Yepes hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Moises Fernandino 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. In the 63rd minute, Abram Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jailson Sousa in the 68th minute of play. If Marcos Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Apocalipse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a free kick in the 78th minute. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the Apocalipse FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.