Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Futlev in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Detelin Nachev came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomir Futlev in the 17th minute of play. Mateo Leguizamo struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Toshko Dzhonev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. After 25 minutes of play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Toshko Dzhonev was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to SK 10 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Asparuh Velchevski hit a great ball. The long shot by Mateo Leguizamo in the 28th minute really tested Toshko Dzhonev's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Moises Fernandino notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of SK 10's Toshko Dzhonev. Toshko Dzhonev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moises Fernandino to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Evtim Parlapanski 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. After a defensive mix-up in SK 10's zone, Moises Fernandino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toshko Dzhonev came out of the goal and Moises Fernandino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Toshko Dzhonev in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Asparuh Velchevski fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK 10's protests and gave Asparuh Velchevski a yellow card for diving instead. El Salvador made a substitution. Alonzo Pomar replaced Marco Tamayo. After a rather tough play, SK 10's Asparuh Velchevski got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Valentino Ferrant charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentino Ferrant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Futlev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomir Futlev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toshko Dzhonev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Fernandino, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Preslav Stamboldzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK 10's supporters crossed their fingers, but Preslav Stamboldzhiev 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 65th minute, Evtim Parlapanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Radomir Futlev came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When El Salvador's Moises Fernandino in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SK 10's goalie prevented a goal. If Kubrat Bogoslovov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomir Futlev in the 77th 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Radomir Futlev's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Dzhonev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of El Salvador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SK 10:s goal. Kubrat Bogoslovov placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Mateo Leguizamo's late challenge caught a SK 10's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateo Leguizamo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mateo Leguizamo hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes, SK 10's Evtim Parlapanski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SK 10 reached it. After 98 minutes of play, SK 10's Radomir Futlev made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zorita was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Salvador had won after a very even match.