Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 邓鸿光 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邓鸿光, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 姚迪斐 during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of El Salvador booed when ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. 姚迪斐 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 秦强 kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 邓鸿光 scored 0-1 in the 15th 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. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邓鸿光, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邓鸿光 in the 24th minute of play. 沈诚庭 made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 沈诚庭 got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庄鹰 in the 39th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abram Luque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 邓鸿光 hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

傅谦泉 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Moises Fernandino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 61st minute, El Salvador's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 邓鸿光 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 沈诚庭 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Luque's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. When El Salvador's Moises Fernandino in 65 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. 沈诚庭 guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. El Salvador were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mateo Leguizamo took the corner. The corner led El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo to a score. 2-1 in the 69th minute. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when 邓鸿光 sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentino Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 秦强 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Valentino Ferrant's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentino Ferrant helped the player get up and apologised. Valentino Ferrant hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, 邓鸿光 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when 邓鸿光 got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El Salvador.