Challenge

FC Shqiponja
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrygo Goes got the match started through his kick off. Shqiponja FC's Cafu Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 2nd minute of play. Rodrygo Goes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Costa Rica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rodrygo Goes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Rodrygo Goes did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Benito Sanz 9 minutes into the match. Rodrygo Goes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute of the match, Bror Bengtsson 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. After 22 minutes Costa Rica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Uxio Lobo who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Rodrygo Goes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Rodrygo Goes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rodrygo Goes in the 35th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Benito Sanz kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, Rodrygo Goes made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Rodrygo Goes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Shqiponja FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrygo Goes. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Rodrygo Goes put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. Rodrygo Goes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrygo Goes's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute Lin Shi Bin 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. Rodrygo Goes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrygo Goes'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 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Rodrygo Goes made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrygo Goes in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Shqiponja FC's Rodrygo Goes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the game, Bror Bengtsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sérgio Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shqiponja FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.