Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldinho Meira made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Luis Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Meira came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Morro Grande E.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Augusto Travassos in the 14th minute. José Augusto Travassos made a great header on Morro Grande E.C's corner, it was just that El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 26 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. 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. Ricardo Zorita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorginho Mazza's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. José Pedro Abraão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Fernandino in the 40th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goalkeeper José Pedro Abraão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Fernandino. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Meira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Zorita was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. José Pedro Abraão came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by El Salvador's Moises Fernandino. But to his dismay, Moises Fernandino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Mazza in the 62nd minute of play. Pedro Paulo Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Kaká Sampaio hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. José Pedro Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Luque, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Moises Fernandino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Moises Fernandino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Pedro Abraão having to make a save. José Pedro Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 87th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorginho Mazza in the 88th minute of the match. A collision led to Morro Grande E.C getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Costa hit a great ball. José Pedro Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Luque, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ronaldinho Meira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the El Salvador players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.