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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelo Salazar kicked off to start the match. When Cristian Díaz came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the U21 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 Cristian Díaz couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Salazar in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lev Yashim saved U21 Kazakhstan from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Salazar in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lev Yashim saved U21 Kazakhstan from getting behind. The supporters of U21 El Salvador booed when U21 Kazakhstan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Salenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lev Yashim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Salazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lev Yashim came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 El Salvador's Marcelo Salazar. But to his dismay, Marcelo Salazar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Kazakhstan's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Salazar came free, but Lev Yashim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lev Yashim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Salazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Marcelo Salazar 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. Marcelo Salazar struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Lev Yashim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 El Salvador. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ruslan Prudkovskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rustam Kulik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, U21 El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Prudkovskiy came free, but Ulises Del Cid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Del Cid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oleg Salenko in the 59th minute of play. Leonid Soloviev charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonid Soloviev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 El Salvador booed when U21 Kazakhstan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Soloviev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Rustam Kulik hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. After 65 minutes, Ovidio Menjivar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 El Salvador and the U21 Kazakhstan players grew even worse after the yellow card. U21 Kazakhstan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rustam Kulik in the 69th minute. During the 76th minute of the match Leonid Soloviev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Leonid Soloviev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Leonid Soloviev hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The supporters of U21 El Salvador booed when U21 Kazakhstan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Soloviev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute Luis Barraza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lev Yashim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Oleg Salenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rustam Kulik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luis Barraza struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Lev Yashim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 El Salvador. Oleg Salenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.