Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's Arif Özender 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. Abel Carballo's late challenge caught a ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abel Carballo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd minute, Abel Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Arif Özender sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. In the 7th minute of the match Ömer Gurbet 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. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Szilárd Pálfi put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Szilárd Pálfi sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szilárd Pálfi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Özender came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 高思国 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 21 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Szilárd Pálfi put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. Szilárd Pálfi struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人. 27 minutes into the game, Arif Özender cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Szilárd Pálfi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 31 minutes into the match, Arif Özender notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 34 minutes into the match, Arif Özender notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Arif Özender made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Özender in the 42nd minute of play. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Szilárd Pálfi went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Szilárd Pálfi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Xavier Avelar hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 楚棋傲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Szilárd Pálfi got free with Benito Sanz in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Szilárd Pálfis short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Benito Sanz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's Ömer Gurbet. But to his dismay, Ömer Gurbet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arif Özender's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Ömer Gurbet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 0-12. The crowd rose to their feet as Szilárd Pálfi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-14 in the 87 minute of play. Arif Özender fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. A hard shot 94 in the game by Szilárd Pálfi from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. In the 98th match minute, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Özender to maneuver through the defense. ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.