Challenge

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Moises Fernandino made the kick off which started today's match. Ricardo Zorita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Txema Villa in the 6th minute. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Txema Villa sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moises Fernandino in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aloisio Segura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The El Salvador fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when El Salvador's Moises Fernandino 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Txema Villa fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Milan Chupao's protests and gave Txema Villa a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Milan Chupao got a freekick which was hit by Txema Villa. Milan Chupao's Montes Soler couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for El Salvador. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Txema Villa sent off a good shot on target. Cordeal Titos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloisio Segura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of El Salvador booed when Milan Chupao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dolfo Candamil didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloisio Segura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half El Salvador were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Txema Villa made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Milan Chupao's Joan Serrano made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zorita was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Milan Chupao getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Baraxil Solo hit a great ball. Abram Luque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Joan Serrano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute, Dolfo Candamil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milan Chupao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 71 minutes into the match, Txema Villa notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Txema Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, Milan Chupao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dolfo Candamil to maneuver through the defense. Joan Serrano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Txema Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Milan Chupao's Txema Villa got his second yellow card of the match in the 87th minute. The referee ordered Txema Villa off the ground. If Joan Serrano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joan Serrano scored 5-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.