Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albert Hernström kicked off to start the match. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Vallin in the 2nd minute of play. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. Albert Hernström succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Albert Hernström struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Mongols. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the The Mongols defense, Moises Fernandino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magne Smefeldt. The The Mongols fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magne Smefeldt should have stopped the shot. With his leg Magne Smefeldt managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when El Salvador's Moises Fernandino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Magne Smefeldt made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Hernström came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Hernström in the 25th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 25 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. Magne Smefeldt was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Moises Fernandino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Moises Fernandino really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 33rd minute, Albert Hernström made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 36th minute, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the El Salvador 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 Moises Fernandino couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Moises Fernandino kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After 54 minutes, Ola Edström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Mongols and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, The Mongols was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Edström to maneuver through the defense. The El Salvador fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when El Salvador's Moises Fernandino looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 63 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Hernström. Magne Smefeldt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 67th minute of play. With his leg Ricardo Zorita managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when The Mongols's Albert Hernström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 72nd minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the The Mongols defense, Moises Fernandino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magne Smefeldt. The The Mongols fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magne Smefeldt should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Moises Fernandino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magne Smefeldt. The Mongols's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moises Fernandino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-4. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Albert Hernström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot.