Challenge

Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moises Fernandino got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Alix Vance managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Audax Metropolitano's supporters rose to their feet, but Alix Vance was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Miguel Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Salvador's attentive Valentino Ferrant managed to snatch the ball when Alfredão Loyola made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Alfredão Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfredão Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of El Salvador booed when Clube Audax Metropolitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredão Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Ricardo Zorita threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alix Vance, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 31st minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Fernando Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Moises Fernandino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Joshua Curbelo got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Joshua Curbelo got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Hugo Calderona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Clube Audax Metropolitano booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alix Vance was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Clube Audax Metropolitano booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Curbelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Alfredão Loyola made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zorita was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abram Luque struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Fernando Donatello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. With a little luck, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Fernando Donatello got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Moises Fernandino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fernando Donatello. That made the score 1-2 in the 66 minute of play. In the 70th minute, Alfredão Loyola 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. After 73rd play minutes Hugo Calderona shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Ricardo Zorita and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wiliam Martins during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Clube Audax Metropolitano getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Wiliam Martins hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Donatello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute Zeca Siqueira 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. 85 minutes into the game, Marco Tamayo 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 Clube Audax Metropolitano the free kick. In the 85th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Alfredão Loyola 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. El Salvador were furious when Lorenzo Yepes was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Salvador! After having played for 98 minutes, Alix Vance managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Audax Metropolitano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alix Vance was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Clube Audax Metropolitano fans' excitement grew in the 99th match minute when Clube Audax Metropolitano's Hugo Calderona looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Clube Audax Metropolitano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.