Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Makarije Baljak took the kick off in the first half of the match. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Živadin Spasojević with Momir Prvulović as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 4th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Rubio to maneuver through the defense. The Teutonic Order fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Teutonic Order's Dobrašin Veljović 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Makarije Baljak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 15 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Slobodan Timotijević who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Slobodan Timotijević got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ricardo Zorita quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Radoslav Tonković made a huge save. The Teutonic Order fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Teutonic Order's Makarije Baljak 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Makarije Baljak scored 0-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Teutonic Order's zone, Abram Luque stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radoslav Tonković came out of the goal and Abram Luque tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Makarije Baljak in the 33rd 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 37th minute of the match Teutonic Order got a corner. El Salvador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Slobodan Timotijević ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 38th minute, Abram Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Makarije Baljak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Teutonic Order fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 46th minute, Makarije Baljak 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentino Ferrant during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Valentino Ferrant hit a great ball. In the 49th minute of the match Slobodan Timotijević shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Zorita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 51 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. In the 52nd minute, Makarije Baljak made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After a rather tough play, Teutonic Order's Momir Prvulović got a free kick in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Makarije Baljak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Makarije Baljak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Makarije Baljak, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The supporters of Teutonic Order booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Slobodan Timotijević managed to get in a good position for a shot. Teutonic Order's supporters rose to their feet, but Slobodan Timotijević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A sloppy throw-in by Živadin Spasojević in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant. The crowd rose to their feet as Makarije Baljak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 0-7 in the 77 minute of play. Makarije Baljak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zorita made a huge save. 83 minutes into the game, one of El Salvador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Makarije Baljak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Makarije Baljak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardo Zorita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Makarije Baljak in the 95th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Makarije Baljak got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over Teutonic Order could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Salvador throughout the match.