Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anael Blichmann kicked off to start the match. When Anael Blichmann, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 3 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Benito Sanz was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anael Blichmann in the 6th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. Karol Pankiewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 minutes, Aaron Alcocer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. If Boguslaw Gniewek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 15 minutes of play Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 16 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Alcocer. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anael Blichmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Anael Blichmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anael Blichmann in the 24th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Anael Blichmann 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. Alan Moruga's late challenge caught a MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aureliusz Domarecki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's Boguslaw Gniewek. But to his dismay, Boguslaw Gniewek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

If Anael Blichmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Anael Blichmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anael Blichmann in the 61st minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anael Blichmann in the 65th minute of the match. MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernard Mirowski in the 67th minute. After taking down the ball on MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's corner Bernard Mirowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benito Sanz quite easily take care of the ball. After 68 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartlomiej Sidorowicz got free with Benito Sanz in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Anael Blichmann put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza made a substitution. Neymar Messi replaced Anael Blichmann. Efrain Moruga's late challenge caught a MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. After 77 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Moruga. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 79 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Juan Rubio. In the 80th minute, MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza's Neymar Messi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. In the 86th minute, Neymar Messi made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neymar Messi in the 94th minute of play. MARKAR Dabrowa górnicza played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.