Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) DARAS's Gergin Bogoev 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. 4 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Tamayo came free, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DARAS's Lilcho Chohadzhiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save DARAS from getting a goal against them. The supporters of El Salvador booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matey Shumanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. El Salvador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mateo Leguizamo in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Vute Baliev got a free kick in the 12th minute. Jorge Magrina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lilcho Chohadzhiev having to interfere. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a huge save. Lilcho Chohadzhiev made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Moises Fernandino sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Moises Fernandino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilcho Chohadzhiev came out of the goal and Moises Fernandino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Moises Fernandino notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of DARAS's Lilcho Chohadzhiev. Lilcho Chohadzhiev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of El Salvador booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matey Trashliev didn't get a good kick on 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moises Fernandino to strike the kick off in the second half. When Mateo Leguizamo fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Mateo Leguizamo a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. After 53 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Lilcho Chohadzhiev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lilcho Chohadzhiev 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 57th minute. Mateo Leguizamo got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Moises Fernandino. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Moises Fernandino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilcho Chohadzhiev came out of the goal and Moises Fernandino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute, Abram Luque made a precise shot to the right of Lilcho Chohadzhiev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Lilcho Chohadzhiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Moises Fernandino went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. If Gergin Bogoev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luis Rubio made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mateo Leguizamo. After having played for 74 minutes, Marco Tamayo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Tamayo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. DARAS's Matey Trashliev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mateo Leguizamo, made in the 76th minute of the game. After 78 minutes, Matey Trashliev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, Matey Trashliev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of DARAS booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Leguizamo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th 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. Lilcho Chohadzhiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 96th minute, Abram Luque left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When the referee ended the match the El Salvador players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.