Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Bernard Damaski made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Yuri Manolev immediately put the ball in play. In the 4th minute, Robert Bagge made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Titanes Mayas's Bernard Damaski got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Moises Fernandino could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Mías Marin however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moises Fernandino during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Moises Fernandino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Xiang Han in the 17th minute of play. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Souto in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franklin Souto in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Moises Fernandino could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Mías Marin however easily saved by the left post. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Titanes Mayas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yuri Manolev in the 26th minute. The corner led Titanes Mayas's Yuri Manolev to fire away a dangerous shot which Ricardo Zorita despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Abram Luque hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhang Xiang Han, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Qian Han Zhen hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Robert Bagge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Titanes Mayas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Bernard Damaski made in the 42nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Franklin Souto however managed to control. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin Souto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Souto came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Xiang Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Titanes Mayas's Ruben Blai was substituted for Robert Bagge. Titanes Mayas made a substitution. Freddy Bihar replaced Rosendo Brun. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moises Fernandino to strike the kick off in the second half. When Titanes Mayas's Franklin Souto in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Blai in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Franklin Souto 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. After 63 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ferrant. After a rather tough play, Titanes Mayas's Qian Han Zhen got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ricardo Zorita was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Ruben Blai capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruben Blai really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuri Manolev got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Blai in the 72nd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Freddy Bihar who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of El Salvador's goalie and right to Franklin Souto. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. El Salvador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 77 minutes into the match, Ruben Blai 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 Ruben Blai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The audience was convinced that Ruben Blai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Ricardo Zorita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leopoldo Reneros showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 83 minute of play. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Blai in the 90th minute of the match. After 93 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. In the 94th minute, Jorge Magrina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Franklin Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Titanes Mayas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.