Challenge

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Tristan started the match with the kick off. When Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Vânderson Barbosa 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 Vânderson Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Vânderson Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abuba Akotonon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vânderson Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11thth minute of the game Cecilio Tristan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cecilio Tristan in the 13th 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. Genaro Elivareo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Vânderson Barbosa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vânderson Barbosa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Cecilio Tristan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vânderson Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Juan Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 27th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Vânderson Barbosa took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. 32 minutes into the match, Cecilio Tristan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 4-0. Genaro Elivareo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Benito Sanz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 36 minutes into the game, Vânderson Barbosa 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. After 40 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC's Rene Sanson stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Benito Sanz stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Costa Rica of the goal. In the 41st minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Carballo charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Carballo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. When Abuba Akotonon FC's Cecilio Tristan in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. 55 minutes into the game, Cecilio Tristan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Axel Tasis sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 63rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Cecilio Tristan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abuba Akotonon FC's Emiliano Enol was substituted for Cecilio Tristan. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Abel Carballo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Enol in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Enol came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vânderson Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 84 minutes, Ramón Garay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abuba Akotonon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón Garay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Enol in the 86th minute of play. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Emiliano Enol sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. Abuba Akotonon FC's Ernesto Oxarra was substituted for Ramiro Rey. 90 minutes into the match, Emiliano Enol notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.