Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Barcelos made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, C A U was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Barcelos to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Lucas Barcelos 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 Lucas Barcelos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of C A U booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Yepes didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Conrado Ferrer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Lucas Barcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Lucas Barcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moises Fernandinos short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Feliberto Gonsalvo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Barcelos went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Moises Fernandino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliberto Gonsalvo was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Lucas Barcelos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Jesus Carvallo hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Marco Tamayo charged in rather forcefully in the 29th 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 29 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Barcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Barcelos came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Barcelos came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lucas Barcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. After the first half C A U were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Rodolfo Cordarin hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Barcelos in the 56th minute of play. C A U's Ceferino Hever was substituted for Conrado Ferrer. C A U's Rodolfo Cordarin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luis Rubio in the 59 minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Lucas Barcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. C A U's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Barcelos 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. Ricardo Zorita didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 63rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. Lucas Barcelos might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Barcelos ran back to his position shaking his head. 70 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Barcelos. In the 73rd minute of the match C A U 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. Nico González ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Lucas Barcelos took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Ricardo Zorita to make any attempt to save it. If Nico González had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Zorita stood somewhat misplaced when Lucas Barcelos came free in front of goal and shot 0-7 to the left of him in the 82 minute. Lucas Barcelos might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Barcelos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute Lucas Barcelos 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. Ricardo Zorita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucas Barcelos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 88 minute of play. In the 96th minute, C A U's Jorge Nahia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. When the match was over C A U could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.