Challenge

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FISHBONE 06's Stefan Janjiš 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. After a defensive mix-up in FISHBONE 06's zone, Marco Tamayo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Pejović came out of the goal and Marco Tamayo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jusuf Salamović in the 9th minute of play. Franjo Reiz kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jusuf Salamović, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 15 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Abram Luque. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The throw-in from Luis Rubio in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FISHBONE 06's Rade Zdenkić. Veselin Pejović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Tamayo in the 26th minute of play. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Rubio in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FISHBONE 06's Rade Zdenkić. Veselin Pejović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Yepes during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lorenzo Yepes kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by FISHBONE 06's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mateo Leguizamo was slow to take the kick. During this time El Salvador's players had a chance to rest. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Veselin Pejović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FISHBONE 06's Rade Zdenkić quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Rubio, made in the 65th minute of the game. In the 66th match minute, FISHBONE 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rade Zdenkić to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović got control of the ball when Moises Fernandino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Franjo Reiz hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Ferhad Hamzić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Veselin Pejović managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when El Salvador's Moises Fernandino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save FISHBONE 06 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Janjiš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Veselin Pejović made a huge save. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Luque in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Veselin Pejović saved FISHBONE 06 from getting behind. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.