Christmas Island
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Lu Yin Zheng 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. 9 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Bratland came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Palacios in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Martin Kooth 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. Henrik Bratland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Henrik Bratland slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯News at 11 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. José Carlos Pires hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Gilmar Veloso got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 22 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. 28 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Bratland came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ≮王者归来≯News at 11 fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Lu Yin Zheng looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A hard shot 34 in the game by Lu Yin Zheng from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. In the 36th minute, Lu Yin Zheng made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 39th minute, Lu Yin Zheng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯News at 11 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 43 minutes into the match, Henrik Bratland 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 Henrik Bratland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lu Yin Zheng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Yin Zheng came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lu Yin Zheng took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Miklós Bodnár's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lu Yin Zheng's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Lu Yin Zheng managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Lu Yin Zheng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 68 minutes, Eliseo Noboa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the ≮王者归来≯News at 11 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lu Yin Zheng's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Henrik Bratland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Paulinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 76th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Rodrigo Palacios managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Palacios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th 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: 9-1. If José Carlos Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Yin Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Lu Yin Zheng 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. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Yin Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Henrik Bratland. But to his dismay, Henrik Bratland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-1. ≮王者归来≯News at 11 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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