Challenge

Stelian - Ivan 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. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Karl-Michael Brask kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. If Abram Luque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Karl-Michael Brask tried to sneak it across the goal line. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Wagner Doro sent off a good shot on target. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Batalionul U23 Dorobanti were awarded a corner. Paul Stoian went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xerxes Doro in the 31st minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Karl-Michael Brask tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 47th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Xerxes Doro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wagner Doro in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wagner Doro in the 55th 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 Karl-Michael Brask in the 57th 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 Karl-Michael Brask's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Karl-Michael Brask left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Batalionul U23 Dorobanti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Wagner Doro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Michael Brask in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 72nd 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 Karl-Michael Brask's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a free kick in the 74th minute. The supporters of Batalionul U23 Dorobanti booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute of the match Paul Stoian 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. 81 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ionuț Contra hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Michael Brask in the 89th minute of the match. Rareș Hănescu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Mateo Leguizamo's late challenge caught a Batalionul U23 Dorobanti'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. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo got a free kick in the 91st minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xerxes Doro went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After 96 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. There was no doubt that Batalionul U23 Dorobanti were the better team. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.