Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Estebe Constante started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Estebe Constante 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, 0-1. After 10 minutes of play, Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Estebe Constante made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zorita was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estebe Constante in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Estebe Constante 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 Estebe Constante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 22nd minute Estebe Constante 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. Yao Yun Qian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Deportivo Alianza Lima. getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Vladimiro Montesinos hit a great ball. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Yao Yun Qian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Alianza Lima. from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute, Estebe Constante got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 44th minute, Estebe Constante ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 48th minute, Estebe Constante left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Alianza Lima. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Moises Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Estebe Constante put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Ricardo Zorita. Estebe Constante's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Ricardo Zorita skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ricardo Zorita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Estebe Constante's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Luis Rubio got a free kick in the 69th minute. Yao Yun Qian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Tamayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the game, Gualterio Notes threw the ball into play from the sideline. El Salvador's Luis Rubio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Estebe Constante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zorita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Alianza Lima. booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Norberto Branco was substituted for Valdo Mas. Deportivo Alianza Lima. made a substitution. Claudio Pizarro replaced Estebe Constante. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Luis Rubio hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Pizarro in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Claudio Pizarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Pizarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Claudio Pizarro got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudio Pizarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Pizarro in the 98th minute of play.