Challenge

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Radoslav Dzhangozov kicked off to start the match. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save El Salvador from getting a goal against them. Penko Trenchev in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 18 minutes into the match, Damyan Petranov 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 Damyan Petranov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 21st match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateo Leguizamo to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the game, Lyubcho Simidzhiev threw the ball into play from the sideline. El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ivaylo Pelov made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lyubcho Simidzhiev immediately put the ball in play. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radoslav Dzhangozov in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Tigers of Bistritsa's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Evstati Dokev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tigers of Bistritsa's goalkeeper Evstati Dokev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo got a free kick in the 34th minute. Jesus Carvallo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Radoslav Dzhangozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Moises Fernandino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Penko Trenchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Tigers of Bistritsa booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentino Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. After 51 played minutes, Tigers of Bistritsa's Subin Panicherski 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 Tigers of Bistritsa reached it. Lorenzo Yepes's late challenge caught a Tigers of Bistritsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Yepes helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes, Tigers of Bistritsa's Subin Panicherski 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 Tigers of Bistritsa reached it. Tigers of Bistritsa's Evstati Dokev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Tigers of Bistritsa from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Abram Luque managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Luque was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evstati Dokev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the match, Tigers of Bistritsa's goalkeeper Evstati Dokev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Fernandino. Lorenzo Yepes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 70 played minutes, Tigers of Bistritsa's Subin Panicherski 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 Tigers of Bistritsa reached it. After 72 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Abram Luque. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslav Dzhangozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trendafil Etov hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Subin Panicherski in the 81st minute of the match. When Ivaylo Pelov fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tigers of Bistritsa's protests and gave Ivaylo Pelov a yellow card for diving instead. Ivaylo Pelov hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 85 minutes, Jesus Carvallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the Tigers of Bistritsa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lyubcho Simidzhiev got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Radoslav Dzhangozov. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asparuh Bubov in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the El Salvador players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tigers of Bistritsa.