Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute, Tuareg's Yakov Kalitvintsev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yakov Kalitvintsev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tuareg protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yakov Kalitvintsev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 9th minute, one of Tuareg:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tuareg. Tuareg:s Klim Dolgolaptev showed great skill when he stopped Mateo Leguizamo:s penalty. In the 16th minute, Moises Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of Klim Dolgolaptev. Tuareg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Tuareg's Bogdan Muhin. But to his dismay, Bogdan Muhin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Moises Fernandino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Klim Shatalov charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Klim Shatalov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Klim Shatalov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Lev Kalinin came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Tuareg 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 Lev Kalinin couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bogdan Muhin in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. 47 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Muhin came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Lev Kalinin made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Oleg Sokolov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tuareg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Salvador the free kick. Lev Kalinin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valentino Ferrant's late challenge caught a Tuareg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentino Ferrant helped the player get up and apologised. Valentino Ferrant hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Valeriy Noskov made in the 62nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lev Kalinin. After 67 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. In the 69th minute, Moises Fernandino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentino Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Klim Dolgolaptev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 77th minute of the match. Abram Luque hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Tuareg's attentive Valeriy Noskov managed to snatch the ball when Luis Rubio made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. The supporters of Tuareg booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Fernandino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogdan Muhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. If Lev Kalinin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball. Lev Kalinin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. El Salvador succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Tuareg had controlled the match.