Challenge

Juventus Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Filip Makedonski made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Wonderkids's zone, Moises Fernandino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zafir Djurovski came out of the goal and Moises Fernandino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moises Fernandino during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Moises Fernandino. The long shot by Jovica Daev in the 5th minute really tested Ricardo Zorita's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Zafir Djurovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 9th minute of the match. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jesus Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match Andon Mihailovski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Zorita skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 20 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. Abram Luque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Abram Luque got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Makedonski in the 42nd minute of play. Jorge Magrina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Magrina during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Magrina to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moises Fernandino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marjan Prokopievski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moises Fernandino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Zafir Djurovski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Zafir Djurovski acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jesus Carvallo. Jesus Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Pece Hajdaraga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Wonderkids booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wonderkids were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after El Salvador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jovica Daev took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of El Salvador's goalie and right to Diljan Leontievski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. El Salvador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Filip Makedonski took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Zorita. Ricardo Zorita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Joshua Curbelo lost his temper 84 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Salvador! Valentino Ferrant's late challenge caught a Wonderkids's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentino Ferrant helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Ferrant. Valentino Ferrant hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Makedonski in the 94th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 played minutes, Wonderkids's Jovica Daev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Wonderkids reached it. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Jesus Carvallo hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Wonderkids fans cheered their team off the field, for while El Salvador had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.