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Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) Andrei Federspiel made the kick off and thus started the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Rodolfo Zelaya put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Keilor Navas. 5 minutes into the match, U21 El Salvador's goalkeeper Efrain Rivas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrei Federspiel. In the 9th minute Baltazar Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keilor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrei Federspiel to maneuver through the defense. Mario Leiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Keilor Navas. U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrei Federspiel got free with Efrain Rivas in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Keilor Navas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Zelaya went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. U21 El Salvador's Efrain Rivas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 El Salvador from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Zelaya came free, but Keilor Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keilor Navas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baltazar Pacheco's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Keilor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keilor Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Mena in the 34th minute of the match. Efrain Rivas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. U21 Costa Rica's Keilor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Pacheco in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, U21 El Salvador's Efrain Rivas got control of the ball when Andrei Federspiel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Efrain Rivas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The U21 Costa Rica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 El Salvador were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis Mena made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Luis Mena dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Keilor Navas, 1-3. Rodolfo Zelaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Keilor Navas made a huge save. In the 56th minute, Rodolfo Zelaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 El Salvador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The supporters of U21 El Salvador booed when U21 Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernie Rosabal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Luis Mena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 El Salvador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Mena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute, Daniel Renderos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Keilor Navas. The goal made the score 1-6. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Mariano Matute replaced Andrei Federspiel. Mario Leiva charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Leiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 El Salvador getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Mario Leiva hit a great ball. Keilor Navas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baltazar Pacheco went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. Mario Leiva hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute Efren Echeverri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Rivas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 El Salvador's Efrain Rivas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Matute in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Mariano Matute shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Rivas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 El Salvador walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.