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The Preston
Spectators: 8482 (Terracing: 6363, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Jorge Peña made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Dennys Barrera sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th minute Abraham Gomez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Peña saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Gomez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Peña having to interfere. With a little luck, El Salvador's Jorge Peña got control of the ball when Dennys Barrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raúl Guerrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Noyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the game, Fabio Padilla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Salvador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Preston the free kick. In the 26th minute, Fabio Padilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match Lorenzo Carranza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Peña showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Abraham Gomez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jorge Peña. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. Abraham Gomez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dennys Barrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abraham Gomez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Peña having to interfere. Preston's Dennys Barrera got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabio Padilla got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 48th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Padilla to maneuver through the defense. In the 49th minute, Omar Hinguanzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lorenzo Carranza, 50 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jhalmar Duarte got a free kick in the 60th minute. Abraham Gomez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jorge Peña tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Zelvin Díaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Preston's Dennys Barrera got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Allan Coreas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Dennys Barrera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Preston's supporters rose to their feet, but Dennys Barrera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Peña breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Preston's David Verdugo got a free kick in the 90th minute. Preston walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.