Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Luís Guilherme Galvão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Zé Paulo de Azevedo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Luís Guilherme Galvão 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 1-0. After 18 minutes of play, Real Brasil F.C.'s Abel Rosado made it 2-0 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! Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Mendes in the 24th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Lautaro Puig cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Nilton Marinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Luís Guilherme Galvão scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 4-1. Sydney Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tiago Gabriel Mendes made the kick off in the second half. Abel Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Alexander Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Real Brasil F.C.'s Zé Paulo de Azevedo tried to score from far away in the 53rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Luís Guilherme Galvão 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. Real Brasil F.C.'s Nilton Marinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Real Brasil F.C. from getting a goal against them. When Luís Guilherme Galvão came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Real Brasil F.C. 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 Luís Guilherme Galvão couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Real Brasil F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Guilherme Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilton Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 69th minute of play forced Real Brasil F.C.'s goalkeeper Nilton Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. When Fellipe do Nascimento fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Brasil F.C.'s protests and gave Fellipe do Nascimento a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Real Brasil F.C.'s Nilton Marinho got control of the ball when Axel Tasis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Guilherme Galvão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 80th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 85 minutes into the game, Alan Moruga 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 Real Brasil F.C. the free kick. The supporters of Real Brasil F.C. booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Rosado in the 90th minute of play. Aaron Alcocer's late challenge caught a Real Brasil F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Alcocer helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Alcocer. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Real Brasil F.C. had played much better football throughout.