Challenge

Volley Garden
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Costa Rica's Axel Tasis 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. In the 4th play minute 齐榕桑 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Benito Sanz. 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 董寒伟 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Guapo B getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. 罗默明 hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Guapo B's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 董寒伟 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 齐榕桑, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Harvey Elliott reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 4-0. If Harvey Elliott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Guapo B's 齐榕桑 got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 乔迅笑 took the ball and in the 35 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 5-0. Harvey Elliott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harvey Elliott, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The corner ended in 任弘川 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz did a great save. In the 44th minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harvey Elliott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harvey Elliott in the 48th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

In the 52nd minute, Harvey Elliott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guapo B fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. If Harvey Elliott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 齐榕桑 in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 68th match minute, Guapo B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 巩松烽 to maneuver through the defense. Guapo B's 齐榕桑 got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harvey Elliott, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Noboa's late challenge caught a Guapo B'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. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. Guapo B's 巩松烽 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 86th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Harvey Elliott had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harvey Elliott was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Guapo B fully deserved thier win.