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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 3rd minute Baltazar Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xofre Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baltazar Pacheco scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xofre Moreno, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. El Salvador's Jesús Barrera quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Mou, made in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute Baltazar Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xofre Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Uxio Calatayud could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Diego Barraza however easily saved by the left post. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felipo Colillas in the 13th minute. Asier Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Diego Barraza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Salvador's Jesús Barrera managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Mou in the 18 minute of the game. Uxio Calatayud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Diego Barraza made a huge save. When Spain's Asier Higuera in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. Efren Díaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Andrés Hinguanzo came free, but Xofre Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asier Higuera in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diego Barraza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 38th minute Spain were awarded a corner. Felipo Colillas went to the cornerflag to take it. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Salvador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipo Colillas was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. Spain's Uxio Calatayud was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Diego Barraza in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alfonso Portillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diego Barraza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baltazar Pacheco was the one to do the kick off. After 55 played minutes El Salvador got a freekick which was hit by Andrés Hinguanzo. Xofre Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrés Hinguanzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Barraza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Pedraza in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Asier Higuera came free, but Diego Barraza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Salvador's Diego Barraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Pedraza in the 64th minute of play. If Asier Higuera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spain made a substitution. Jair Domínguez replaced Alfonso Portillo. Spain's Alberto Saz was substituted for Asier Higuera. Diego Barraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Barreiro in the 69th minute of the match. Rafael Pedraza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Diego Barraza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, El Salvador's Baltazar Pacheco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xofre Moreno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Uxio Calatayud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Salvador's Diego Barraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Saz in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes in the game David Mou did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jair Domínguez. The audience was convinced that Alberto Saz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Barraza was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. El Salvador's Diego Barraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Saz in the 85th minute of play. Spain's Xofre Moreno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Diego Barraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Saz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Uxio Calatayud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Barraza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Salvador's Diego Barraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jair Domínguez in the 93rd minute of play. Diego Barraza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jair Domínguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Alberto Saz notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of El Salvador's Diego Barraza. Diego Barraza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Spain had played much better football throughout.