Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdurrahim Şahinoğlu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arcan Ekinci in the 9th 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdurrahim Şahinoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moises Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ahmet Orhan Usal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, .......'s Reha Vaha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Moises Fernandino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ahmet Orhan Usal, 2-1. .......'s Reha Vaha got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Raşit Kanat came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Joshua Curbelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdurrahim Şahinoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zafer Erokay in the 45th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Marco Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Moises Fernandino made the kick off in the second half. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save El Salvador from getting a goal against them. .......'s Ahmet Orhan Usal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Fernandino in the 60th minute of play. Ahmet Orhan Usal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kahraman Turan hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, .......'s Ricardo Zorita threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abdurrahim Şahinoğlu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 86 minutes into the game, Metin Adalıoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. .......'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Salvador the free kick. After 86 played minutes ....... got a freekick which was hit by Metin Adalıoğlu. If Abdurrahim Şahinoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raşit Kanat hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The El Salvador support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.