Sketty Park
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39,
Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) In the 3rd minute, Costa Rica's Alexander Carballo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alexander Carballo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Costa Rica protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alexander Carballo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 3rd minute, one of Costa Rica:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Costa Rica. 1-0 came through a penalty shot after 5 played minutes, when Swansea City AFC:s Mawrth Hamill calmly waited for Costa Rica:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Fang Bin Tian's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Benito Sanz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ding 曹操 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Fang Bin Tian put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Fang Bin Tian 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. In the 22nd minute, Fang Bin Tian got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fang Bin Tian showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 23 minute of play. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frans Lytnov went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Fang Bin Tian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When %teams%'s Fang Bin Tian was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 7-0 just inside the left pole, 34 minutes into the game. Benito Sanz was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but André Luiz Meireles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 8-0 in the 36 minute of play. Fang Bin Tian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Bin Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frans Lytnov in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Ding 曹操 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 9-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 9-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliseo Noboa made a kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Bin Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ding 曹操 in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Juan Rubio 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 Swansea City AFC the free kick. In the 56th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Fang Bin Tian 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 59th match minute, Swansea City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fang Bin Tian to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Swansea City AFC's goalkeeper Ahmet Necdet Razi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fang Bin Tian in the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fang Bin Tian in the 66th 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. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Bin Tian in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Aaron Alcocer hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Fang Bin Tian 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. After 79 minutes, Lautaro Puig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Swansea City AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Swansea City AFC's Fang Bin Tian. But to his dismay, Fang Bin Tian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. The audience was convinced that Fang Bin Tian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Fang Bin Tian struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swansea City AFC. In the 95th minute Fang Bin Tian 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. When the referee ended the match the Swansea City AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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