Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Abbagnale kicked off to start the match. Bernardo Orsini made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, LUPI's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Bernardo Orsini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Bernardo Orsini made a huge save. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Joshua Curbelo hit a great ball. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Abram Luque hit a great ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Alex Abbagnale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LUPI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Abbagnale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 17 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. In the 18th minute, Bianco Attili left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LUPI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Abbagnale in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Abbagnale in the 24th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LUPI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Beppe Longo in the 25th minute. Moises Fernandino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Bernardo Orsini when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 28 played minutes LUPI got a freekick which was hit by Achille Verdecchia. In the 30th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Magrina to maneuver through the defense. LUPI's Alex Abbagnale got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Abbagnale in the 33rd minute of the match. Valentino Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Curbelo to maneuver through the defense. LUPI's Beppe Longo took a good shot, in the 38th minute, which hit the crossbar above Ricardo Zorita's head, and flew over the goal. El Salvador's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by LUPI. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moises Fernandino to make the kick off. Alex Abbagnale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Abbagnale, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Mateo Leguizamo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Beppe Longo sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moises Fernandino in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Orsini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Marco Tamayo fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Marco Tamayo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Leguizamo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Abbagnale 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. Bernardo Orsini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 78th minute of play. After 79 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Abram Luque. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Abbagnale, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Beppe Longo scored 1-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the El Salvador 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 Moises Fernandino couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute Beppe Longo 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. LUPI's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.