Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moises Fernandino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Cesaro Solano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rubite FC were furious when Marcos Fuente was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Rubite FC's Marcos Fuente got a free kick in the 9th minute. Rubite FC's Peru Aranzubia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Rubite FC from getting a goal against them. After 26 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulo Uria who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Xamo Rey managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice moves Moises Fernandino could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Peru Aranzubia however easily saved by the left post. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastia Unzueta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Bastia Unzueta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateo Leguizamo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Peru Aranzubia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eufrasio Patiño in the 40th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bastia Unzueta made a kick off. Rubite FC's Peru Aranzubia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Fernandino in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 54th minute of play forced Rubite FC's goalkeeper Peru Aranzubia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peru Aranzubia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Zorita was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Eufrasio Patiño capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eufrasio Patiño really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 71st minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peru Aranzubia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bastia Unzueta, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Rubite FC were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after El Salvador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paulo Uria took the corner. Paulo Uria made a great header on Rubite FC's corner, it was just that El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita managed to reach the ball for a save. Abram Luque hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. The Rubite FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.