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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slaveyko Halov having to interfere. Slaveyko Halov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th play minute Kristiyan Bunev came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ricardo Zorita. 1-0. After having played for 24 minutes, Teofan Demerdzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Опълченците's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teofan Demerdzhiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When El Salvador's Moises Fernandino in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Опълченците's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th match minute, Опълченците was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoan Mishev to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Moises Fernandino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Krum Konsulov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Teofan Demerdzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 46th minute of play forced Опълченците's goalkeeper Slaveyko Halov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Abram Luque managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Luque was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Slaveyko Halov made a huge save. Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Опълченците from getting a goal against them. Bratan Kalinov made in the 59th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Krum Konsulov however managed to control. In the 60th minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristiyan Bunev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Valentino Ferrant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Salvador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Опълченците the free kick. In the 63rd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentino Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. When Jesus Carvallo fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Jesus Carvallo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goalkeeper Slaveyko Halov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Luque. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 71 minutes, Marco Tamayo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the Опълченците players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marco Tamayo hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Опълченците defense, Abram Luque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Slaveyko Halov. The Опълченците fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Slaveyko Halov should have stopped the shot. Marco Tamayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Valentino Ferrant the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El Salvador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Valentino Ferrant had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Salvador! Bratan Kalinov walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 96th minute, Teofan Demerdzhiev made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.