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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moises Fernandino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 13th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 14th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Avraam Lykoudis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ricardo Zorita. That made the score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Alexis Idrotoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Alexis Idrotoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute of the match Kostas Toskas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Zorita skillfully saved the ball. In the 33rd minute, Stathis Kaligoulas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Lykoudis in the 41st minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Tabachana F.C. were awarded a corner. Panos Pachopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. Tabachana F.C.'s Panos Pachopoulos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ricardo Zorita in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Avraam Lykoudis got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Alexis Idrotoglou made the kick off in the second half. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Lykoudis in the 56th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Idrotoglou in the 57th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Salvador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Tabachana F.C.. Michalis Kalamaridis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ricardo Zorita. 2-0. Ricardo Zorita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexis Idrotoglou's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When Marco Tamayo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. 66 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Idrotoglou in the 74th minute of play. Alexis Idrotoglou hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Alexis Idrotoglou 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 Alexis Idrotoglou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 90thth minute of the game Avraam Lykoudis 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. Alexis Idrotoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tabachana F.C. had played much better football throughout.