Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shen Zhi Qian made the kick off which started today's match. In the 10th minute Shen Zhi Qian 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guido Bautista got free with Benito Sanz in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Alberto Gonzalez suffered a concussion in the 12th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 12 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 CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 the free kick. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 made a substitution. Zachariasz Filipowski replaced Alberto Gonzalez. After 13 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Toro in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Zhi Qian in the 24th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Guido Bautista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guido Bautista really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Guido Bautista who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Benito Sanz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Toro in the 30th minute of the match. Guido Bautista scored 3-0 in the 32nd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Zhi Qian in the 35th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Shen Zhi Qian 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. A collision led to CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Fabricio Gitano hit a great ball. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Shen Zhi Qian. But to his dismay, Shen Zhi Qian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lourenço Viveiros to maneuver through the defense. After 54 minutes, Juan Rubio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's Guido Bautista. But to his dismay, Guido Bautista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Toro in the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Adrian Elia sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. With an all-out effort, Costa Rica's Agustin Telesforo threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eliseo Noboa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shen Zhi Qian in the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 77 minutes, Shen Zhi Qian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shen Zhi Qian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Adrian Elia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Lourenço Viveiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Adrian Elia 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. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Shen Zhi Qian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Shen Zhi Qian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eliseo Noboa's late challenge caught a CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliseo Noboa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 90th minute. Shen Zhi Qian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shen Zhi Qian in the 94th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Zhi Qian in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CAPITAN PILUSO 26.06.11 had played much better football throughout.