Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, Pardubice Hurricanes's Vítek Bittner 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, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Vítek Bittner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pardubice Hurricanes's supporters rose to their feet, but Vítek Bittner 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. 13 minutes into the game, Svatomír Krajíček cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jorge Magrina hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Vítek Bittner came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Pardubice Hurricanes 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 Vítek Bittner couldn't finish the play. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Pardubice Hurricanes's Vítek Bittner looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute, Vítek Bittner made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. When Valentino Ferrant fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Valentino Ferrant a yellow card for diving instead. Valentino Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Svatomír Krajíček came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Radoslav Plašil went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Moises Fernandino struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Přemek Ouředník didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. In the 42nd minute Vítek Bittner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Pardubice Hurricanes's Vítek Bittner looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 48th minute Pardubice Hurricanes were awarded a corner. Svatomír Krajíček went to the cornerflag to take it. Svatomír Krajíček made a great header on Pardubice Hurricanes's corner, it was just that El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita managed to reach the ball for a save. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vítek Bittner to make the kick off. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítek Bittner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Vítek Bittner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 67 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítek Bittner. Vítek Bittners short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Ricardo Zorita to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 73rd minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Přemek Ouředník saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítek Bittners short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Ricardo Zorita to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Svatomír Krajíček in the 78 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslav Plašil in the 81st minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Ricardo Zorita successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. El Salvador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jiří Rychtář 88 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-8. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Pardubice Hurricanes's Jiří Rychtář looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pardubice Hurricanes played a much better game than El Salvador and deserved their victory. The El Salvador players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.