Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Guido Guillem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. El Salvador's Abram Luque got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marco Tamayo charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Tamayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marco Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Marco Tamayo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Buinton in the 14th minute of play. If Anastasio Buinton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Erubiel Pepillo made a huge save. 25 minutes into the game, Jorge Magrina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Salvador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DCC 15 the free kick. If Guido Guillem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moises Fernandino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the DCC 15 defense, Abram Luque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erubiel Pepillo. The DCC 15 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erubiel Pepillo should have stopped the shot. In the 36th minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erubiel Pepillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anastasio Buinton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anastasio Buinton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, DCC 15's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Erubiel Pepillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Lorenzo Yepes got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 61st 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. Erubiel Pepillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 62nd minute of play. In the 67th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Buinton in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jesus Carvallo hit a great ball. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Buinton in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Lorenzo Yepes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, DCC 15 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Dantel to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Abram Luque notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of DCC 15's Erubiel Pepillo. Erubiel Pepillo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Anastasio Buinton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Anastasio Buinton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Anastasio Buinton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Buinton in the 96th minute of play. El Salvador were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of DCC 15 for a fine match.