FC Schalke 04
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kleanthis Kostakoglou made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. In the 3rd match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, FC Schalke 04's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Trent Cuevas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, El Salvador's Moises Fernandino made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Trent Cuevas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trent Cuevas having to interfere. If Kleanthis Kostakoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, FC Schalke 04's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Trent Cuevas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Moises Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the El Salvador 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 Moises Fernandino couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Abram Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joshua Curbelo charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joshua Curbelo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joshua Curbelo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trent Cuevas having to interfere. Trent Cuevas 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 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Moises Fernandino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 38th minute, Moises Fernandino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Schalke 04's goalkeeper Trent Cuevas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Moises Fernandino fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Salvador's protests and gave Moises Fernandino a yellow card for diving instead. Moises Fernandino kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kleanthis Kostakoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when František Spousta got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Moises Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. After 56 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Leguizamo. Benedykt Cwenar's late challenge caught a El Salvador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benedykt Cwenar helped the player get up and apologised. Trent Cuevas had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Mateo Leguizamo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Kleanthis Kostakoglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kleanthis Kostakoglou in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo got a free kick in the 70th minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kleanthis Kostakoglou went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Ricardo Zorita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from František Spousta in the 75th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trent Cuevas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kleanthis Kostakoglou in the 86th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Kleanthis Kostakoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Schalke 04's supporters rose to their feet, but Kleanthis Kostakoglou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 minutes, Marco Tamayo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the FC Schalke 04 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tamayo. In the 92nd minute of the match Eli Nielsen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Zorita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96th minute, Moises Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of Trent Cuevas. FC Schalke 04's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. El Salvador's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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