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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) El Salvador's Moises Fernandino 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. 赵宽鹏 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute 赵宽鹏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Jesus Carvallo hit a great ball. 秦潮冰's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Ricardo Zorita skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when 王轩益 got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute, Moises Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of 魏川永. 王者归来's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 赵宽鹏 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 played minutes 王者归来 got a freekick which was hit by 曲正瑜. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when 秦潮冰 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute 赵宽鹏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 魏川永 having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, 巩榕渊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute of the match Mateo Leguizamo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 魏川永 skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 45th minute of play forced 王者归来's goalkeeper 魏川永 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 秦潮冰 to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, 巩榕渊 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 王者归来's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Salvador the free kick. 巩榕渊 hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 55 played minutes, El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 魏川永 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El Salvador reached it. Moises Fernandino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but 魏川永 made a huge save. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 秦潮冰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th play minute Moises Fernandino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised 魏川永. 0-2. In the 62nd match minute, 王者归来 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曲正瑜 to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, 王者归来's goalkeeper 魏川永 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Fernandino. Moises Fernandino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 魏川永 having to interfere. 王者归来's 巩榕渊 got his second yellow card of the match in the 67th minute. The referee ordered 巩榕渊 off the ground. In the 67th minute, 巩榕渊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abram Luque struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. 魏川永 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Salvador. An unexpectedly hard shot by 赵宽鹏 in the 72nd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 88 minutes, 王轩益 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 王者归来 and the El Salvador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes 王者归来 got a freekick which was hit by 王轩益. After having played for 91 minutes, Abram Luque managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Luque was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded El Salvador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 王者归来.