Challenge

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gergin Bogoev started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Rubio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 13th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Lilcho Chohadzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marko Kyulafliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 21st minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Lilcho Chohadzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gavril Bratovanov got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. DARAS's Grisha Dragulev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jorge Magrina, made in the 26th minute of the game. Lilcho Chohadzhiev came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by El Salvador's Abram Luque. But to his dismay, Abram Luque quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Jorge Magrina in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DARAS's Grisha Dragulev. DARAS's attentive Vute Baliev managed to snatch the ball when Mateo Leguizamo made a throw-in in the 34th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the game, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Marco Tamayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Lilcho Chohadzhiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lilcho Chohadzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jorge Magrina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the game, Valentino Ferrant threw the ball into play from the sideline. DARAS's Matey Shumanski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Gavril Bratovanov fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DARAS's protests and gave Gavril Bratovanov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gavril Bratovanov hit a great ball. Lilcho Chohadzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Magrina in the 61st minute of the match. Luis Rubio made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DARAS's Matey Shumanski. The supporters of El Salvador booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matey Shumanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moises Fernandino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 74 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Rubio. After some careless play in the DARAS defense, Abram Luque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lilcho Chohadzhiev. The DARAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lilcho Chohadzhiev should have stopped the shot. If Abram Luque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Leguizamo made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DARAS's Matey Trashliev. Thanks to some nice moves Moises Fernandino could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Lilcho Chohadzhiev however easily saved by the left post. When Matey Trashliev fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DARAS's protests and gave Matey Trashliev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute of the match Mateo Leguizamo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Curbelo to maneuver through the defense. The El Salvador supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing El Salvador would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.