Challenge

AFA Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Luo Ying Liang made the kick off and thus started the match. Mariusz Chazens short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Benito Sanz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. AFA Club were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Staffan Nyberg took the corner. The corner led AFA Club's Staffan Nyberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Benito Sanz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 6 minutes, Mariusz Chazen made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Ying Liang in the 9th minute of play. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The supporters of AFA Club booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Luo Ying Liang scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 2-0. After 18 played minutes AFA Club got a freekick which was hit by Staffan Nyberg. 30 minutes into the match, Mariusz Chazen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 3-0. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariusz Chazen in the 33rd minute. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Lautaro Puig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFA Club the free kick. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 36th minute of the match, Mariusz Chazen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Benito Sanz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Nyberg in the 39th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Mariusz Chazen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Puig in the 45th minute of play forced AFA Club's goalkeeper Enrico Longo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariusz Chazen in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. The supporters of AFA Club booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mariusz Chazen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariusz Chazen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5-0 became the score in the 55th minute when Luo Ying Liang elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Mariusz Chazen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFA Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 64 minutes into the match, Mariusz Chazen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariusz Chazen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the last second Enrico Longo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Axel Tasis in the 67thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. AFA Club's Su Jian Lin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 71 minute of the game. In the 76th minute AFA Club were awarded a corner. Staffan Nyberg went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 80th minute Mariusz Chazen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariusz Chazen scored 9-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariusz Chazen, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Mariusz Chazen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot.