Challenge

ARENA UDB
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Eliseo Noboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fikri Muhammed. US DI BESTI FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseo Noboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. US DI BESTI FC's Ahmet Baki Zafer got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz stood somewhat misplaced when Ahmet Baki Zafer came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 13 minute. When Eugênio Hermes fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored US DI BESTI FC's protests and gave Eugênio Hermes a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes US DI BESTI FC got a freekick which was hit by Eugênio Hermes. In the 25th minute of the match Axel Tasis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fikri Muhammed showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. When Nilmar Seco came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the US DI BESTI FC 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 Nilmar Seco couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Rubio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. 40 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Baki Zafer came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Baki Zafer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Ahmet Baki Zafer slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 45th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. Fikri Muhammed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Tasis in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute Nilmar Seco 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. 56 minutes into the game, Fakir Štriker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th minute, Lautaro Puig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Costa Rica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Baki Zafer's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. After 65 minutes of play, US DI BESTI FC's Fakir Štriker made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fikri Muhammed having to interfere. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fakir Štriker went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fakir Štriker in the 85th minute of the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fakir Štriker in the 89th minute of play. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fakir Štriker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, US DI BESTI FC's Ahmet Baki Zafer 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, 6-3. There was no doubt that US DI BESTI FC were the better team. US DI BESTI FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.