Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Fernandino started the match with the kick off. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malte Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Fransson in the 10th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nestor Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Matthiessen in the 16th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malte Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malte Fransson in the 19th minute of play. Mateo Leguizamo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Mateo Leguizamo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Nestor Nunes made a huge save. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Beetlejuice's Malte Fransson. But to his dismay, Malte Fransson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Stig Matthiessen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zorita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patric Kvalfält who took care of the corner kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Malte Fransson got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-2. 33 minutes into the match. Abram Luque charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abram Luque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Luque to maneuver through the defense. When Beetlejuice's Malte Fransson in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gottfrid Tingelholm in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Zorita prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joshua Curbelo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Patric Kvalfält, 45 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malte Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half Beetlejuice were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stig Matthiessen made a kick off. If Malte Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sivert Simonsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Stig Matthiessen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sivert Simonsson in the 63rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joshua Curbelo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joshua Curbelo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 77th play minutes Stig Matthiessen shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Ricardo Zorita and just under the crossbar into goal. If Sivert Simonsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Malte Fransson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Matthiessen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sivert Simonsson got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beetlejuice's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.