Challenge

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Kerry Sellers 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. After 8 minutes Costa Rica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eric Snowden who took care of the corner kick. C. A. Independiente's Eric Snowden was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Benito Sanz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Kerry Sellers 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. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Xu Yun Quan took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. Kerry Sellers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. When C. A. Independiente's Kerry Sellers in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st 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 Kerry Sellers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Kerry Sellers had several of the Costa Rica's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Benito Sanz as he didn't even see the shot coming. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerry Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerry Sellers got free with Benito Sanz in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute Kerry Sellers 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. In the 30thth minute of the game Kerry Sellers 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. In the 31st minute Kerry Sellers 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. Kerry Sellers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerry Sellers got free with Benito Sanz in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 35 minutes, Sid Chadwick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C. A. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sid Chadwick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The C. A. Independiente fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when C. A. Independiente's Kerry Sellers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute, Xu Yun Quan made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Efrain Moruga hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kerry Sellers went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Kerry Sellers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Xu Yun Quan 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. Sid Chadwick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerry Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sid Chadwick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 83rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Kerry Sellers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 86th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kerry Sellers might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerry Sellers ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kerry Sellers went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 14-0 was the resulting score. C. A. Independiente walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.