Challenge

Polcirkel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Axel Tasis made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Stor Mønster kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. Aaron Alcocer kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Hálfdan Hálfdánsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Juoksengi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hálfdan Hálfdánsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stor Mønster showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Stor Mønster put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. After 27th play minutes Stor Mønster shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Benito Sanz and just under the crossbar into goal. 35 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Yzerman came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 36 in the game by Stor Mønster from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. Juoksengi's Roland Lindström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Puig in the 37th minute of play. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. If Stor Mønster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juoksengi's Matthias Ekegren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 44 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stor Mønster in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stor Mønster stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With 51 minutes on the clock, Yao Yang commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 51 minutes into the game, one of Juoksengi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Axel Tasis shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stor Mønster in the 57th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Steve Yzerman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 64th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stor Mønster, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Martin Odén's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Benito Sanz - 6-0 was put on the score board in the 68th minute. After 71 minutes, Lautaro Puig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Juoksengi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a free kick in the 71st minute. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 74th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Eliseo Noboa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Matthias Ekegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Odén in the 88th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Matthias Ekegren 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 Matthias Ekegren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Ekegren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthias Ekegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Juoksengi fully deserved thier win.