Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Lefter Demirbaş started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. Baran Alp Kose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jesus Carvallo hit a great ball. Moises Fernandino kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. AKHisaR's Gazi Tuğkan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save AKHisaR from getting a goal against them. Gazi Tuğkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Carvallo in the 24th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Gazi Tuğkan in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Marco Tamayo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Salvador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKHisaR the free kick. Marco Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Gazi Tuğkan made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goalkeeper Gazi Tuğkan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Luque. After having played for 36 minutes, Valentino Ferrant managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentino Ferrant was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gazi Tuğkan made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. After 41 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Yepes. In the 42nd minute, Lefter Demirbaş 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. 45 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Lefter Demirbaş came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th 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. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moises Fernandino to strike the kick off in the second half. Baran Alp Kose recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AKHisaR's Gazi Tuğkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Fernandino in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Marco Tamayo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gazi Tuğkan. AKHisaR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Tamayo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The throw-in from Mateo Leguizamo in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AKHisaR's Ahmet Nasir Cihangir. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 64th 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. Gazi Tuğkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Luque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 72nd minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Gazi Tuğkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Magrina during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of AKHisaR booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Magrina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Gazi Tuğkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AKHisaR's İsrafil Kaymaz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jorge Magrina in the 85 minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Abram Luque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gazi Tuğkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Moises Fernandino. After 97 minutes, Lorenzo Yepes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the AKHisaR players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave AKHisaR a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lefter Demirbaş, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita. 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Salvador fans cheered their team off the field, for while AKHisaR had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.