Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celestino Eli started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Celestino Eli 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 0-1. After 9 minutes of play, HFA FC's Celestino Eli made it 0-2 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! Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The HFA FC fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when HFA FC's Celestino Eli 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to HFA FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. C.J. De la Sotta hit a great ball. The HFA FC fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when HFA FC's Celestino Eli 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute, Celestino Eli 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 0-6. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Celestino Eli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Petrigai in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, HFA FC's Celestino Eli 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, 0-8. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Joshua Curbelo hit a great ball. Valentino Ferrant hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Petrigai in the 47th minute of play.

Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by HFA FC's Celestino Eli. But to his dismay, Celestino Eli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Celestino Eli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Zorita came out and tried to block the shot, but Celestino Eli slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 62nd minute. Ricardo Zorita was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Celestino Eli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Celestino Eli really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as HFA FC's Celestino Eli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 0-12 after 81 minutes of play. 85 minutes into the game, HFA FC's Celestino Eli 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, 0-13. In the 89th minute, Celestino Eli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HFA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-14. Celestino Eli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Zorita came out and tried to block the shot, but Celestino Eli slotted it home off the left post making it 0-15 in the 93rd minute. HFA FC played a much better game than El Salvador and deserved their victory. The El Salvador players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.