Challenge

Stadion Smulniki
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) POSPOLITE RUSZENIE's Miromir Skrzypek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marek Pusiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Jaroslaw Kostka made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Lautaro Puig might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marek Pusiak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Puig ran back to his position shaking his head. Jaroslaw Kostka hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Marek Pusiak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Tasis's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The supporters of POSPOLITE RUSZENIE booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Alcocer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, POSPOLITE RUSZENIE's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Marek Pusiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Pusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Marek Pusiak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Benito Sanz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Miromir Skrzypek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for POSPOLITE RUSZENIE. Aleksander Piszczor stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Benito Sanz. 4-0.

The wind increased when Axel Tasis made the kick off in the second half. Ludomir Damazki hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alan Moruga fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Alan Moruga a yellow card for diving instead. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Aleksander Piszczor shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Axel Tasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POSPOLITE RUSZENIE's Marek Pusiak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Bartlomiej Murdza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miromir Skrzypek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Miromir Skrzypek 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. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miromir Skrzypek in the 77th minute of play. During the 82nd minute of the match Eliseo Noboa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eliseo Noboa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 82nd minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Murdza in the 86th minute of play. If Miromir Skrzypek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksander Piszczor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.