Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 卓坚枫 kicked off to start the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 卓坚枫, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 3rd minute, 卓坚枫 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 南安普顿圣徒 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 南安普顿圣徒's 乔洲弘 got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that 卓坚枫's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo got a free kick in the 14th minute. 乔洲弘 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 范岩岩 in the 20 minute of the game. Mateo Leguizamo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓奕岚 in the 26th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, 郭棋飞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and 郭棋飞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 乔洲弘 in the 38th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, 乔洲弘 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 乔洲弘 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 44th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓坚枫 in the 46th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half 南安普顿圣徒 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moises Fernandino to make the kick off. Ricardo Zorita was a little too slow when 袁卫星 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓坚枫 in the 55th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓坚枫 in the 56th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 卓坚枫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 68 in the game by 乔洲弘 from a close distance when the talented Ricardo Zorita managed to make a qualified save. El Salvador's players were relieved. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mateo Leguizamo struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. 雷夕沙 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. After 78 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. In the 80th minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 雷夕沙 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 范岩岩 made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant. In the 85th minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of 南安普顿圣徒 booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute 卓坚枫 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. 96 minutes into the match, 南安普顿圣徒's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but 雷夕沙 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over 南安普顿圣徒 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.