Challenge

San Giacomo
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kevin Arnolds did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Benito Sanz 2 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Arnolds, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Kevin Arnolds took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. Kevin Arnolds received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Kevin Arnolds slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 25th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bierunese's Christiaan Schipper slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 7-0 after 41 minutes of play. After 44 played minutes Bierunese got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Arnolds. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Alan Moruga hit a great ball. When Axel Tasis fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Axel Tasis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Axel Tasis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bierunese's Kevin Arnolds in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Kevin Arnolds's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kevin Arnolds in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. Christiaan Schipper took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. 69 minutes into the match, Kevin Arnolds 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 Kevin Arnolds was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. In the 72nd minute Kevin Arnolds 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. Kevin Arnolds scored 12-0 in the 73rd 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. In the 76th minute, Baldomiro Clementi made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. 79 minutes into the match, Kevin Arnolds notched a goal, 14-0, 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. In the 82nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. Baldomiro Clementi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Kevin Arnolds's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Arnolds in the 86th 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. In the 91stth minute of the game Kevin Arnolds 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. When Baldomiro Clementi came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Bierunese fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Baldomiro Clementi couldn't finish the play. 95 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa 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 Bierunese the free kick. After 95 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa.