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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Guillermo Navas made the kick off and thus started the match. Teo Abastas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christian García having to make a save. Vasco Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Espindola, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Eudoxio Abenda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goalkeeper Vasco Abadia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josue Fornos. In the 24th match minute, Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Abeijon to maneuver through the defense. Christian García showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Abastas, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Vasco Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Ribeiro in the 33rd minute of the match. The Bolivia fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Bolivia's Teo Abastas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luis Mena succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 39th playminute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Abar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, El Salvador's Guillermo Navas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vasco Abadia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Christian García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eudoxio Abenda in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Bertol Abadie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bolivia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. El Salvador's Raúl Arce was substituted for Luis Mena. Bolivia's Horacio Abaurre was substituted for Opilano Abad. After 69 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Yasir Amaya. Bolivia's Obano Abastas was substituted for Ricardo Fontana. After 70 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Yasir Amaya. Vasco Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raúl Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Navas came free, but Vasco Abadia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Paulo Abar came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Bolivia 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 Paulo Abar couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, Rufo Abalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Eudoxio Abenda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian García was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 86 minutes into the match, Raúl Arce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasco Abadia. Bolivia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raúl Arce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Vasco Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the Bolivia defense, Pablo Ribeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vasco Abadia. The Bolivia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vasco Abadia should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bolivia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Salvador.