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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Henry Zelaya made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Henry Zelaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Keith Maistre saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When U21 Malta's Klinsmann Albertis in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Malta's goalkeeper Keith Maistre, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, U21 Malta's Klinsmann Albertis got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 16thth minute of the game Henry Zelaya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Malta's Keith Maistre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to U21 Malta getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Michael Refalo hit a great ball. When U21 El Salvador's Henry Zelaya in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Malta's goalie prevented a goal. Benji Villalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klinsmann Albertis in the 31st minute of play. Benji Villalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klinsmann Albertis, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfred Mallia Tabone during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th match minute, U21 Malta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Mallia Tabone to maneuver through the defense. If Josue Molina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Klinsmann Albertis to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klinsmann Albertis in the 58th minute of play forced U21 El Salvador's goalkeeper Benji Villalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Erick Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Rodriguez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klinsmann Albertis kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. U21 Malta's Gabriel Hamilton was substituted for Klinsmann Albertis. U21 Malta's Carlos Cousin was substituted for Alfred Mallia Tabone. 73 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Umaña came free, but Keith Maistre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jesús Barrera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keith Maistre was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Hamilton in the 76th minute of play forced U21 El Salvador's goalkeeper Benji Villalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, U21 El Salvador's Benji Villalobos got control of the ball when Carlos Cousin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Robles didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Malta's Gabriel Hamilton got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Benji Villalobos managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when U21 Malta's Carlos Cousin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 El Salvador had won after a very even match.