Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Franklin Vinhas hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mateo Leguizamo charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateo Leguizamo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo got a free kick in the 4th minute. 9 minutes in the game Jesus Carvallo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Abram Luque. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Maurinho Simões made a huge save. 16 minutes into the game, Valentino Ferrant threw the ball into play from the sideline. México Eterno MZC's Amadeu Veloso quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. México Eterno MZC's Amadeu Veloso managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valentino Ferrant in the 20 minute of the game. 25 minutes into the game, Luis Rubio threw the ball into play from the sideline. México Eterno MZC's Franklin Vinhas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Maurinho Simões made a huge save. Abram Luque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maurinho Simões having to make a save. México Eterno MZC's Maurinho Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save México Eterno MZC from getting a goal against them. México Eterno MZC's Amadeu Veloso managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valentino Ferrant in the 30 minute of the game. During the 31st minute of the match Mateo Leguizamo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mateo Leguizamo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 32 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Maurinho Simões in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abram Luque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho Simões having to interfere. In the 36th play minute Moises Fernandino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Maurinho Simões. 1-0. In the 40th minute, Jorge Magrina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Almir do Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 44 minutes into the game, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maurinho Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Maurinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Salvador were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after México Eterno MZC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moises Fernandino took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Moises Fernandino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maurinho Simões quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the México Eterno MZC defense, Marco Tamayo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maurinho Simões. The México Eterno MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maurinho Simões should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Maurinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in México Eterno MZC's zone, Abram Luque stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurinho Simões came out of the goal and Abram Luque tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in México Eterno MZC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Moises Fernandino walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Jorge Magrina made in the 65th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Abram Luque however managed to control. Luis Rubio got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Moises Fernandino. After some careless play in the México Eterno MZC defense, Moises Fernandino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maurinho Simões. The México Eterno MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maurinho Simões should have stopped the shot. In the 71st minute, Moises Fernandino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurinho Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. México Eterno MZC's attentive Váldson França managed to snatch the ball when Valentino Ferrant made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. In the 80th match minute, México Eterno MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Veloso to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes in the game Joshua Curbelo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Abram Luque. When Moises Fernandino fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Moises Fernandino a yellow card for diving instead. Moises Fernandino hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Jorge Magrina with Abram Luque as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 85 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Maurinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abram Luque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maurinho Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 87th minute of the match. Abram Luque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Maurinho Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Abram Luque managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Luque was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Valentino Ferrant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When El Salvador's Moises Fernandino in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye México Eterno MZC's goalie prevented a goal. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that El Salvador were the better team. El Salvador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.