Challenge

Arena dos Lakers
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sidnei Branco kicked off to start the match. The supporters of El Salvador booed when Lakers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Branco in the 8th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulão Corrêa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moises Fernandino's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 23rd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Oséas Capixaba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tiago Eger hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Percival Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Lakers FC's Sidnei Branco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Zorita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lakers FC's Paulão Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Fernandino in the 35th minute of play. Lakers FC's Percival Magalhães got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Lakers FC's goalkeeper Paulão Corrêa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abram Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Fernandino made a kick off. After 53 minutes, Tiago Eger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lakers FC and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Tiago Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Sidnei Branco put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ricardo Zorita. In the 65th minute, El Salvador's Lorenzo Yepes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lorenzo Yepes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El Salvador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lorenzo Yepes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Lakers FC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Oséas Capixaba, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita. 2-0. The audience was convinced that Sidnei Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 75 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oséas Capixaba who took care of the corner kick. Moises Fernandino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulão Corrêa having to make a save. Paulão Corrêa was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Abram Luque capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abram Luque really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The supporters of Lakers FC booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Corrêa having to interfere. The supporters of Lakers FC booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Tamayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oséas Capixaba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Sidnei Branco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lakers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sidnei Branco went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. El Salvador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.