National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mainor Calderon made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Elbert Gudov came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olger Azofeifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristopher Damian in the 6th minute of the match. In the 6th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Mena to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Hugo Painevilu came free, but Olger Azofeifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mainor Calderon fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Costa Rica's protests and gave Mainor Calderon a yellow card for diving instead. Victor Hugo Painevilu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Huilipan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mainor Calderon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Huilipan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elbert Gudov in the 19th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Costa Rica's Elbert Gudov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodrigo Huilipan. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. Rodrigo Huilipan was a little too slow when Elbert Gudov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Olger Azofeifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Fritz in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Hugo Painevilu in the 29th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Olger Azofeifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mainor Calderon in the 31st minute of play. Mainor Calderon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Huilipan made a huge save. Rodrigo Huilipan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mainor Calderon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olger Azofeifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristopher Damian, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Olger Azofeifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Hugo Painevilu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, U21 Chile's Victor Hugo Painevilu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olger Azofeifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.
After 50 minutes, Kerry Flöter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Costa Rica and the U21 Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 50 played minutes U21 Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Kerry Flöter. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Paul Fonseca hit a great ball. After having played for 53 minutes, Chupan Hoyo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chupan Hoyo 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 55th minute Hipolito Fritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olger Azofeifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elbert Gudov in the 57th minute of play. Kerry Flöter scored 3-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Huilipan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Mondragon came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Marcelino Calzada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Olger Azofeifa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Martin Picado replaced Paul Fonseca. When Marcelino Calzada fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Chile's protests and gave Marcelino Calzada a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, U21 Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Calzada to maneuver through the defense. Adolf Eichmann might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olger Azofeifa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adolf Eichmann ran back to his position shaking his head. Adolf Eichmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Olger Azofeifa made a huge save. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Miguel Mondragon hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the game, Felipe Porras cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Rodrigo Huilipan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodrigo Huilipan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mainor Calderon in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolf Eichmann in the 86th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Olger Azofeifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mainor Calderon came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Herrera in the 95th minute of play. U21 Costa Rica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 Chile for a fine match.
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