Challenge

Tuzluca Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) El Salvador's Moises Fernandino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Joshua Curbelo fell near the penalty area in the 6th 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. Joshua Curbelo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 10th minute of play forced FC Tuzluca's goalkeeper Ejnar Prisov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute of the match El Salvador got a corner. FC Tuzluca's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mateo Leguizamo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jorge Magrina got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ejnar Prisov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Emrullah Kayı charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emrullah Kayı the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emrullah Kayı kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the game Baykal Pamirhan made a throw-in which Bozkurt Akbaşak played forward. After 19 played minutes FC Tuzluca got a freekick which was hit by Baykal Pamirhan. Moises Fernandino scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ejnar Prisov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the game, Selim Fırıncı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Tuzluca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Salvador the free kick. A collision led to FC Tuzluca getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Selim Fırıncı hit a great ball. Moises Fernandino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Moises Fernandino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ejnar Prisov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 33rd minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejnar Prisov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Bozkurt Akbaşak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tuzluca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bozkurt Akbaşak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant got a free kick in the 38th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th 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 FC Tuzluca:s goal. Ferhan Seyfeddin kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Moises Fernandino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ejnar Prisov was relentless in the 48th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emrullah Kayı stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrullah Kayı, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Moises Fernandino struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Ejnar Prisov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. When Valentino Ferrant fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Valentino Ferrant a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute of the match Emrullah Kayı 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. 73 minutes into the match, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ejnar Prisov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Jorge Magrina came up free with the goalie in the 75th 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 Jorge Magrina couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Abram Luque could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Ejnar Prisov however easily saved by the left post. 88 minutes into the match, Selim Fırıncı had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Selim Fırıncı was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. El Salvador played a much better game than FC Tuzluca and deserved their victory. The FC Tuzluca players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.