Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Hagström made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of IFK Ribba booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of El Salvador booed when IFK Ribba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Biörkman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Joshua Curbelo got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rune Lind hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Hagström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of El Salvador booed when IFK Ribba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rune Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Alebom in the 25th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Alebom in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Jesus Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Michael Alebom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IFK Ribba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. El Salvador's Marco Tamayo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Andreas Biörkman in the 34 minute of the game. A hard shot 35 in the game by Moises Fernandino from a close distance when the talented Mustafa Barış Çile managed to make a qualified save. IFK Ribba's players were relieved. When Joshua Curbelo fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Joshua Curbelo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. 49 minutes into the game, Michael Alebom cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moises Fernandino to make the kick off. After 56 minutes, Olov Backlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Ribba and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of El Salvador booed when IFK Ribba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Backlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mustafa Barış Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Barış Çile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 60th minute of play. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mustafa Barış Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Michael Alebom came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the IFK Ribba 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 Michael Alebom couldn't finish the play. Rune Lind sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mustafa Barış Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michael Alebom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute, John Hagström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The goal made the score 0-3. In the 92nd minute of the match, Michael Alebom tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ricardo Zorita saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The IFK Ribba supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing IFK Ribba would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.