Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) El Salvador's Moises Fernandino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofan Demerdzhiev in the 4th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentino Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. Kristiyan Bunev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th 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 Jesus Carvallo during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Опълченците booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Опълченците's goalkeeper Slaveyko Halov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 15 in the game by Moises Fernandino from a close distance when the talented Slaveyko Halov managed to make a qualified save. Опълченците's players were relieved. Abram Luque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristiyan Bunev in the 22nd minute of play. Antoan Mishev kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofan Demerdzhiev in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Salvador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bratan Kalinov was slow to take the kick. During this time Опълченците's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Krum Konsulov drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind El Salvador's goalkeeper. Moises Fernandino kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. If Kristiyan Bunev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antoan Mishev kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Mateo Leguizamo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Slaveyko Halov. Опълченците's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard shot 43 in the game by Moises Fernandino from a close distance when the talented Slaveyko Halov managed to make a qualified save. Опълченците's players were relieved. Jesus Carvallo got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Teofan Demerdzhiev made the kick off in the second half. When Teofan Demerdzhiev came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Опълченците fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Teofan Demerdzhiev couldn't finish the play. Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krum Konsulov hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Опълченците booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Magrina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slaveyko Halov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Moises Fernandino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slaveyko Halov was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Teofan Demerdzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Опълченците booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Tamayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slaveyko Halov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slaveyko Halov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kristiyan Bunev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofan Demerdzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Опълченците walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.