National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Cordero took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bayan Yase made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Nuñez in the 3rd minute of play. Bayan Yase made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Nuñez in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio Cordero in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bayan Yase prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alande Brillantes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herberto Obando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Meralco Manawis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Herberto Obando made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Philippines's Harold Querimit got a free kick in the 12th minute. Bayan Yase showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Nuñez in the 13th minute of the match. Bayan Yase showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Nuñez in the 13th minute of the match. When Costa Rica's Nicolas Nuñez, in the 15th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. Philippines's Bayan Yase played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Cordero in the 21st minute of play. Bayan Yase stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Cordero's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Jose Mendez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Philippines's Bayan Yase was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute Claudio Cordero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Yase saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Philippines's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Mendez came free, but Bayan Yase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Cordoba in the 32nd minute of play forced Philippines's goalkeeper Bayan Yase to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Gosum's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Franco Gosum helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, Philippines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Gosum to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Claudio Cordero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bayan Yase. Philippines's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Cordero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After the first half Costa Rica were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Alande Brillantes made the kick off in the second half. Herberto Obando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alande Brillantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Costa Rica's Herberto Obando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meralco Manawis in the 52nd minute of play. Costa Rica's Herberto Obando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Liclican in the 56th minute of play. Bayan Yase took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Nuñez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Nuñez in the 57th minute of play forced Philippines's goalkeeper Bayan Yase to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Cordero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Bayan Yase made a huge save. After 59 minutes, Meralco Manawis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Philippines and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Philippines getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Meralco Manawis hit a great ball. If Nicolas Nuñez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudio Cordero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Bayan Yase tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costa Rica's Tomas Guillen was substituted for Claudio Cordero. Philippines's Luisito Benitez was substituted for Nur Conlu. Bayan Yase came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Tomas Guillen. But to his dismay, Tomas Guillen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Philippines's goalkeeper Bayan Yase, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomas Guillen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bayan Yase firmly grabbed it by the left post. Herberto Obando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alande Brillantes in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Alande Brillantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herberto Obando was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 87 minutes into the match, Philippines's goalkeeper Bayan Yase had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Guillen. Nicolas Nuñez struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Bayan Yase didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. In the 90th minute Angel Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Yase saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bayan Yase made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Guillen in the 94th minute of play. Bayan Yase stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Guillen's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Herberto Obando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meralco Manawis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Costa Rica could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Philippines throughout the match.