Challenge

American Muscle
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Victorino Hegoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 3rd minute of the match. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis managed to work through The Pontiac Bandit's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Axel Tasis dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Jason Bourne took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. After 15 minutes, Axel Tasis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the The Pontiac Bandit players grew even worse after the yellow card. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Hegoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Bourne in the 35th minute of play. Juan Rubio hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Bourne in the 43rd minute of 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jason Bourne was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of The Pontiac Bandit booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Bourne in the 55th 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 Axel Tasis got his second yellow card of the match in the 56th minute. The referee ordered Axel Tasis off the ground. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 57th minute. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aaron Alcocer hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Jason Bourne put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. In the 65th minute, Jason Bourne 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. In the 68th minute of the match, Aaron Alcocer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Victorino Hegoi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 75 minutes into the game, Alfonso Santacroce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to The Pontiac Bandit getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. 程钢钢 hit a great ball. Lautaro Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Victorino Hegoi made a huge save. Jason Bourne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Pontiac Bandit had played much better football throughout.