Challenge

Puskás Aréna
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zsolt Medve kicked off to start the match. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Zsolt Medve got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. Márton Koós charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Márton Koós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Puskás Akadémia's Márton Koós got a free kick in the 8th minute. Hugo Ferrant lost his temper 11 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. Puskás Akadémia's Zsolt Medve shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Benito Sanz but with some difficulty. 14 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Ádám Újváry came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Alcocer hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Zsolt Medve fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Aaron Alcocer hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Bánk Lehoczky hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Márton Koós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Márton Koós. 25 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 Puskás Akadémia the free kick. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27thth minute of the game Ádám Újváry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Ede Erős tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Benito Sanz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 30th minute, Alexander Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Zsolt Medve. After having played for 33 minutes, Ádám Újváry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Puskás Akadémia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ádám Újváry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zsolt Medve took the ball and in the 40 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 3-0. Zsolt Medve let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 47th minute shot 4-0 at rihgt post. Puskás Akadémia made a substitution. Leó Hoffman replaced Márton Koós. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseo Noboa to make the kick off. Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Rubio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Zsolt Medve took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ádám Újváry's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ede Erős, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the game, Puskás Akadémia's Ede Erős 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, 5-0. In the 65th minute, Ádám Újváry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Puskás Akadémia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Ádám Újváry scored 7-0 in the 73rd 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. In the 79th minute, Zsolt Medve 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 79th minute, Leó Hoffman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Puskás Akadémia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zsolt Medve in the 84th minute. The corner led to Puskás Akadémia's Leó Hoffman getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Ádám Újváry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the game, Zsolt Medve cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Puskás Akadémia's Zsolt Medve got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ádám Újváry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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. Puskás Akadémia fully deserved thier win.