Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moises Fernandino took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Fernandino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Åke Hallgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Salvador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eddie Hultman was slow to take the kick. During this time Bennis's players had a chance to rest. Bennis's Jan-Åke Hallgren quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mateo Leguizamo, made in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Hultman in the 10th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Åke Hallgren in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Eddie Hultman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the game, Harry Wallgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bennis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Salvador the free kick. In the 16th minute, Harry Wallgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Bennis's Eddie Hultman 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, 0-2. In the 26th minute, Eddie Hultman made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Jan-Åke Hallgren scored 0-4 in the 29th 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Marcus Vase in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abram Luque charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abram Luque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Abram Luque got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Bennis's Eddie Hultman in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Tamayo hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Åke Hallgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Bennis's Eddie Hultman 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, 0-5. The El Salvador players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bennis were winning 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan-Åke Hallgren was the one to do the kick off. Eddie Hultman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ricardo Zorita firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Bennis's Eddie Hultman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 0-7 after 57 minutes of play. Jan-Åke Hallgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eddie Hultman in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Zorita prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute, Eddie Hultman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bennis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Jan-Åke Hallgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. Jorge Magrina made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bennis's Benny Svensk. Freddy Mingo struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bennis. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Eddie Hultman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bennis's supporters rose to their feet, but Eddie Hultman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Bennis booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freddy Mingo took the ball and in the 84 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 0-9. 92 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Eddie Hultman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Eddie Hultman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bennis's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.