Challenge

Rabat
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Axel Tasis made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Amin El Brazi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 7th minute, Axel Tasis made a precise shot to the right of Nizar Boughanem. interface's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 12th minute, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Efrain Moruga the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Costa Rica protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Efrain Moruga had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Costa Rica! In the 13th minute of the game, interface got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 16 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Tijani Oulmers came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match interface got a corner. Costa Rica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tijani Oulmers ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tijani Oulmers got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benito Sanz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Amin El Brazi managed to get in a good position for a shot. interface's supporters rose to their feet, but Amin El Brazi 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. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Tijani Oulmers kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 2-1 in the 24 minute of play. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Amin El Brazi sent off a good shot on target. Othmane Boukemouch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Aaron Alcocer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rochdi Taouni's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rochdi Taouni helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, interface's Rochdi Taouni got a free kick in the 38th minute. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tijani Oulmers, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Tijani Oulmers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. interface's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tijani Oulmers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tijani Oulmers to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Amin El Brazi came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 minutes, Hugo Ferrant mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the interface players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Amin El Brazi managed to get in a good position for a shot. interface's supporters rose to their feet, but Amin El Brazi 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. Eliseo Noboa charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Noboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 69th minute. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amin El Brazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Amin El Brazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soubhi Lahoua in the 84th minute of play. Hugo Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, interface's Tijani Oulmers tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Tijani Oulmers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere.