Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Abram Luque got a free kick in the 8th minute. Tobiasz Dziurowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. Krzysztof Wasikowski made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zygmunt Dabrowski in the 23rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Krzysztof Wasikowski in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Fernandino got free with Krzysztof Wasikowski in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernard Fafinski hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Krzysztof Wasikowski 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 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

51 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Komanski came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Valentino Ferrant fell near the penalty area in the 56th 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 56th minute, Valentino Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Leszek Wolczewski from long distance, 56 minutes into the match, got Ricardo Zorita's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Boleslaw Olejniczak hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Krzysztof Wasikowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Abram Luque. The supporters of El Salvador booed when AS Gdynia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Fafinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. AS Gdynia's Tymoteusz Skorny was substituted for Leszek Wolczewski. Tobiasz Dziurowicz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Ricardo Zorita skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 86 minutes, Abram Luque mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the AS Gdynia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Krzysztof Wasikowski 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 90th minute. When Luis Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Luis Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. 94 minutes into the match, Tymoteusz Skorny dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita, 2-1. Many of AS Gdynia's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. AS Gdynia may have spent more time on the ball, but El Salvador were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.