Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute of the match Ian Bastos 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Carballo during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 6 minutes into the game, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Giovanni Custódio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Ian Bastos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz did a great save. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thiago Pinho's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. With his leg Dagoberto Veiga managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Costa Rica's Axel Tasis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 24 minutes into the game, Thiago Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Costa Rica the free kick. In the 27th minute, Axel Tasis 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. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Pinho in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After 38 played minutes, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Juan Alvarenga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SE Tijolo 6 Furos reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Eliseo Noboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseo Noboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto Veiga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 44th minute of the match Abel Carballo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Abel Carballo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 45 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Abel Carballo. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Giovanni Custódio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Giovanni Custódio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the game, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Thiago Pinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thiago Pinho made a kick off. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Thiago Pinho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 58th minute Giovanni Custódio 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. 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. Giovanni Custódio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. In the 61st minute, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Thiago Pinho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Thiago Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Bittencourt in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Thiago Pinho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 0-4. A hard shot 71 in the game by Thiago Pinho from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. The supporters of SE Tijolo 6 Furos booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Tasis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a SE Tijolo 6 Furos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Puig helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. Thiago Pinho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Benito Sanz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Benito Sanz threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thiago Pinho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Pinho in the 83rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Raimundo Bittencourt dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 0-5. Thiago Pinho struck a weak shot in the 88th 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 SE Tijolo 6 Furos. Thiago Pinho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 91st playminute. Volli Muuga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.