Challenge

Saitama Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Willian de Alcântara made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Puig made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Agnaldo Diniz. Axel Tasis scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrique Nóbrega, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Giovanni Furtado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 16th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Efrain Moruga in the 19th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Giovanni Furtado. Eliseo Noboa's late challenge caught a THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA'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. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Ernesto Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrique Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 28th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Efrain Moruga in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Giovanni Furtado. In the 39th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Ferrant made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lautaro Puig. Abel Carballo made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Aaron Alcocer however managed to control.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Juan Rubio in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Agnaldo Diniz. Efrain Moruga made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eliseo Noboa. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Agnaldo Diniz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan Rubio, made in the 58th minute of the game. In the 61st minute of the game Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in which Lautaro Puig played forward. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Ismael de Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Alexander Carballo in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Giovanni Furtado. 72 minutes in the game Juan Rubio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lautaro Puig. Ernesto Félix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Ernesto Félix took the ball and in the 75 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 2-1. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Henrique Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Abel Carballo in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Giovanni Furtado. If Ernesto Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Tasis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Henrique Nóbrega when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 89 minutes, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Tasis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Henrique Nóbrega successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Efrain Moruga got a throw-in 94 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eliseo Noboa. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.