Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Valentin Negroni started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Valentin Negroni scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dante Rafe might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dante Rafe ran back to his position shaking his head. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Rafe in the 10th minute of play. When Dante Rafe came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Metapalo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dante Rafe couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Dante Rafe 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. A sloppy throw-in by Toto Fabri in the 18th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by El Salvador's Luis Rubio. In the 20th minute Dante Rafe 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. Dante Rafe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zorita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Rafe in the 28th minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Dante Rafe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Metapalo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Rafe in the 43rd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moises Fernandino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Negroni in the 54th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Negroni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zorita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Dante Rafe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Metapalo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 59 minutes into the match, Dante Rafe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita, 0-8. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Negroni in the 62nd minute of play. Ricardo Zorita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dante Rafe showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 64 minute of play. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe. But to his dismay, Dante Rafe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. The goalkeeper, Ricardo Zorita, was totally fooled by Metapalo FC's Jacinto Baumar, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 75th minute, Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. Stelian Orescu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 83 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 Dante Rafe. 88 minutes into the game, Dante Rafe recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita. Dante Rafe showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-14. The crowd rose to their feet as Metapalo FC's Valentin Negroni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 0-15 after 93 minutes of play. Arsenio Loramendi kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Metapalo FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El Salvador.