Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horaţiu Găină got the match started through his kick off. Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Andriescu having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Horaţiu Găină made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Găină in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Victor Andriescu in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute El Salvador were awarded a corner. Mateo Leguizamo went to the cornerflag to take it. Robert Covaliu tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Victor Andriescu. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 16th minute. In the 22nd minute, Gigel Paveliuc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽RAE⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Luque got free with Victor Andriescu in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gigel Paveliuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Victor Andriescu made a huge save. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Paveliuc in the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Horaţiu Bălan got a free kick in the 48th minute. The long shot by Mateo Leguizamo in the 49th minute really tested Victor Andriescu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Iacob Nedelcea got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Horaţiu Găină could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Paveliuc in the 72nd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigel Paveliuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th 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. Victor Andriescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gigel Paveliuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ricardo Zorita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Horaţiu Găină in the 91st minute. If Iacob Nedelcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match was over ⚽RAE⚽ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.