Challenge

Juventus Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Costa Rica's Axel Tasis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Duško Zambata 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. Cosme Reno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 8th minute of play forced AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mambru Puertas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duško Zambata. Duško Zambata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th 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 Duško Zambata got free with Benito Sanz in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, Duško Zambata 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 Duško Zambata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when AJ Juventus FC's Duško Zambata fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 26 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Duško Zambata came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Duško Zambata 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 4-0. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Duško Zambata got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 5-0. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Duško Zambata tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Duško Zambata succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 39th playminute. Anthony D'Amico kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AJ Juventus FC's Illan Mendoza got a free kick in the 47th 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duško Zambata to strike the kick off in the second half. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duško Zambata's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After having played for 54 minutes, Duško Zambata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AJ Juventus FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duško Zambata 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duško Zambata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duško Zambata's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the game, AJ Juventus FC's Duško Zambata 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, 7-0. AJ Juventus FC's Leoncio Abarzua was substituted for Vinny Speed. AJ Juventus FC's Lv Chen Xing was substituted for Anthony D'Amico. AJ Juventus FC's Duško Zambata got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alkinoos Margaritas in the 75th 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 76th minute, Alkinoos Margaritas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 80th minute, Alkinoos Margaritas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AJ Juventus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. 83 minutes into the match, Alkinoos Margaritas notched a goal, 10-0, 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. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Alkinoos Margaritas 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. Leoncio Abarzua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. AJ Juventus FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.