Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Ferman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Moises Fernandino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Gloria Bistrita's goalkeeper Paul Miclescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Fernandino. After 15 played minutes Gloria Bistrita got a freekick which was hit by Mihail Botgros. A collision led to Gloria Bistrita getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Corneliu Bodnar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Botgros in the 19th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Mihail Botgros made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zorita. El Salvador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 25 minutes into the game, Moises Fernandino 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 Gloria Bistrita the free kick. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Moises Fernandino hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihail Botgros in the 28th minute of the match. Paul Miclescu was a little too slow when Moises Fernandino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-1. Paul Miclescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Fernandino in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, Gloria Bistrita's Marcos Ferman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 38th minute, Moises Fernandino 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. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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. 47 minutes into the game, Gloria Bistrita's Marcos Ferman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The El Salvador players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gloria Bistrita were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Fernandino made a kick off. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Martin Plopșor sent off a good shot on target. Paul Miclescu 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 63rd minute. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Mihail Botgros sent off a good shot on target. 70 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Botgros came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mateo Leguizamo hit a great ball. Călin Hârlab kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Gloria Bistrita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihail Botgros to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the game, Moises Fernandino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Paul Miclescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Corneliu Bodnar during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paul Miclescu came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by El Salvador's Moises Fernandino. But to his dismay, Moises Fernandino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. When Mihail Botgros came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Gloria Bistrita 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 Mihail Botgros couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute Mihail Botgros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, Gloria Bistrita failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.