Challenge

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 8 minutes into the game, El Salvador's Abram Luque nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes, Luis Rubio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the DARAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Boycho Barbutski fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 21st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Marko Kyulafliev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Joshua Curbelo in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DARAS's Gavril Bratovanov. 32 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abram Luque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abram Luque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 37 minutes, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Fernandino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Tamayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Lilcho Chohadzhiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moises Fernandino to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Lilcho Chohadzhiev in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Abram Luque sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute, Moises Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of Lilcho Chohadzhiev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Moises Fernandino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Lilcho Chohadzhiev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 70th minute, Abram Luque made a precise shot to the right of Lilcho Chohadzhiev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Matey Shumanski's late challenge caught a El Salvador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matey Shumanski helped the player get up and apologised. After 74 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Matey Shumanski. After 80 minutes of play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lilcho Chohadzhiev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. Jorge Magrina might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lilcho Chohadzhiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorge Magrina ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, DARAS's goalkeeper Lilcho Chohadzhiev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Luque. El Salvador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.