Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Moises Fernandino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Robustiano Lanis's late challenge caught a El Salvador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robustiano Lanis helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 played minutes Atlético San Antonio got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Lanis. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 11th 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. After having played for 15 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. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Vasco Gorvea made a huge save. Atlético San Antonio's Marcos Pestaña got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robustiano Lanis hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Galtero Barrosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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. Moises Fernandino succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 27th playminute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a free kick in the 31st minute. With a little luck, Atlético San Antonio's Vasco Gorvea got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo got a free kick in the 36th minute. Marcos Pestaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Ramond Chandeiro 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 supporters of Atlético San Antonio booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 1-0.

In the 53rd minute, Galtero Barrosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galtero Barrosa was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Atlético San Antonio's Galtero Barrosa got a free kick in the 55th minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 60th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. In the 64th match minute, Atlético San Antonio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Lanis to maneuver through the defense. After 65 minutes of play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vasco Gorvea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st minute of the game Laurgain Hompanera made a throw-in which Gartzea Ungia played forward. 80 minutes into the match, Atlético San Antonio's Gartzea Ungia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Zorita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentino Ferrant during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Atlético San Antonio booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentino Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Vasco Gorvea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 minutes, Marcos Pestaña mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético San Antonio and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Atlético San Antonio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Pestaña to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, El Salvador could leave the field as winners, despite Atlético San Antonio having more of the ball for most of the match.