Challenge

PIRATAS STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Jacinto de Lara made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jacinto de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Jacinto de Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Jacinto de Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacinto de Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Zorita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto de Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. 17 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 Jacinto de Lara. Ricardo Zorita was a little too slow when Jacinto de Lara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 4-0. Marco Tamayo charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd 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. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Jacinto de Lara struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PIRATAS TFP. In the 28th minute Jacinto de Lara 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of El Salvador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PIRATAS TFP:s goal. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto de Lara to make the kick off. Clemente Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto de Lara in the 54th minute of play. Jacinto de Lara took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 57 minutes into the game, PIRATAS TFP's Jacinto de Lara 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, 8-0. In the 63rd minute, Joshua Curbelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jacinto de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jacinto de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricardo Zorita having to make a save. In the 71st minute Jacinto de Lara 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. 74 minutes into the game, Jacinto de Lara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 78 minutes into the match, Jacinto de Lara 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 Jacinto de Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Jacinto de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. PIRATAS TFP's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto de Lara 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. When Jacinto de Lara came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the PIRATAS TFP 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 Jacinto de Lara couldn't finish the play. Jacinto de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricardo Zorita having to make a save. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto de Lara in the 90th minute of play. Clemente Pires blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricardo Zorita having to make a save. Jacinto de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto de Lara in the 95th minute of play. PIRATAS TFP's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.