Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Virgílio Gonçalves hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The Predador fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Predador's Walmir Neiva 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Neiva in the 13th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Virgílio Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Moisés Marquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Walmir Neiva went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 27thth minute of the game Walmir Neiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Domalik in the 29th minute of the match. Waldemar Cardozo'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 35th minute of play. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Neiva in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Walmir Neiva made a kick off. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moisés Marquez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ricardo Zorita firmly grabbed it by the left post. Moisés Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmir Neiva in the 68th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 73 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ferrant. Predador's Ulisses Vaz got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Waldemar Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Moisés Marquez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 0-6 in the 80 minute of play. Ricardo Zorita was a little too slow when Waldemar Cardozo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-7. After 91 played minutes Predador got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio Gonçalves. Walmir Neiva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Zorita came out and tried to block the shot, but Walmir Neiva slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 94th minute. When the match was over Predador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.