Challenge

银川足球俱乐部
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, 韩延远 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's supporters crossed their fingers, but 韩延远 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Juan Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Juan Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from 朱邦克. 10 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 狄烽川 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. In the 13th minute of the match 朱邦克 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, 朱邦克 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and 朱邦克 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 任永鹏 in the 17th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄烽川 in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, 朱邦克 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. 任永鹏 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but 任永鹏 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 狄烽川 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. A hard shot 34 in the game by 任永鹏 from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. 39 minutes into the match, 狄烽川 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 狄烽川 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 任永鹏 did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Benito Sanz 48 minutes into the match. 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 任永鹏 to make the kick off. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任永鹏 in the 56th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 康帆明 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alan Moruga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 58 minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 狄烽川 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 minutes, Abel Carballo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's 任永鹏 got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 任永鹏 scored 4-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Abel Carballo got a free kick in the 78th minute. 朱邦克 didn't quite understand what happened when in the 80 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任永鹏 in the 86th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save 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 狄烽川 in the 87th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's 任永鹏 made it 5-1 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 94th minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄烽川 in the 97th minute of the match. There was no doubt that 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan were the better team. 【AC】Black Dragon-YinChuan's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.