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. Bernabe Aureo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Toccaceli in the 3rd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Aureo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Timur Thieße took the ball and in the 7 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 0-1. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Aureo in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Ciccio Toccaceli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the game, The KinG's Olando Abancens 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, 0-3. 25 minutes into the game, Luis Rubio threw the ball into play from the sideline. The KinG's Freddy Mannuel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of The KinG booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolphus Gøl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernabe Aureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The KinG's Timur Thieße got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute Bernabe Aureo 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 36 minutes, Olando Abancens made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Tamayo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Salvador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, The KinG's Ricardo Zorita threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olando Abancens, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olando Abancens in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The KinG's Freddy Mannuel got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The supporters of The KinG booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentino Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Joost Hosselaer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Zorita came out and tried to block the shot, but Jan-Joost Hosselaer slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 67th minute. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Toccaceli, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save El Salvador from getting a goal against them. In the 74th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Luque to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Endira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Fernandino, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Olando Abancens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Olando Abancens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolphus Gøl in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Freddy Mannuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind The KinG's goalkeeper Hugo Endira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Bernabe Aureo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The goal made the score 0-9. The KinG's Timur Thieße got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded The KinG left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El Salvador.