Challenge

U.R.S.S.
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin Liher made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Curbelo to maneuver through the defense. Anacleto Guillen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariel Cristante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, one of Ejército Soviético:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mateo Leguizamo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Luis Rubio hit a great ball. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Luis Rubio hit a great ball. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ariel Cristante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ariel Cristante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Luque, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Tomas Hats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Cristante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When Luis Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Luis Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st minute, Luis Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ejército Soviético's Ariel Cristante got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Liher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Abram Luque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Cristante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Anacleto Guillen fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ejército Soviético's protests and gave Anacleto Guillen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ejército Soviético's Guaberto Onofre got a free kick in the 68th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Benjamin Liher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Liher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 92 played minutes Ejército Soviético got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Liher. The Ejército Soviético support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.