Challenge

Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. If Barry Houghton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Sten Sten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Sten Sten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, Hugo Ferrant 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 Dragonf⮊rcE the free kick. Hugo Ferrant hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Barry Houghton scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 2-0. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. After 28 minutes of play, Dragonf⮊rcE's Barry Houghton made it 3-0 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! In the 32nd minute, Barry Houghton 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 didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Dragonf⮊rcE's Barry Houghton shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Barry Houghton 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. 44 minutes into the game, Barry Houghton recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benito Sanz. Barry Houghton showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. When Barry Houghton came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Dragonf⮊rcE 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 Barry Houghton couldn't finish the play.

After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Barry Houghton 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. 57 minutes into the game, Dragonf⮊rcE's Barry Houghton 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, 8-0. Dragonf⮊rcE's Ludo Tobbackers was substituted for Herman Dresselbjerg. Barry Houghton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Barry Houghton came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Barry Houghton 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 Barry Houghton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Ludo Tobbackers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Ludo Tobbackers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dragonf⮊rcE's Jerónimo Pais was substituted for Rogério Leme. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Jardel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragonf⮊rcE's attentive Vítor Veiga managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. In the 87th minute Mário Jardel 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. 88 minutes into the game, Mário Jardel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th minute Pedro Pauleta 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. If Mário Jardel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute Mário Jardel 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Dragonf⮊rcE fully deserved thier win.