Challenge

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Douglas de Souza made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Tomé Reis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 1-0. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gilmar Castro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. Remo da Rocha hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas de Souza. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Tomé Reis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomé Reis really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Douglas de Souza in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benito Sanz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 30 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. In the 34th minute, Tomé Reis made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 36th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Puig to maneuver through the defense. Douglas de Souza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benito Sanz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tomé Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Tomé Reis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomé Reis slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Alexander Carballo put in a rough tackle. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Floresta Club U18. Douglas de Souza stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Benito Sanz. 6-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Douglas de Souza in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas de Souza in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Gilmar Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Gilmar Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's Endrik Edmundo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 73 minutes, Tomé Reis made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas de Souza in the 78th minute of the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Floresta Club U18 made a substitution. Vito Maia replaced Gilmar Castro. Floresta Club U18 were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ruy da Rocha took the corner. After taking down the ball on Floresta Club U18's corner Ruy da Rocha 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 88 minutes of play, Floresta Club U18's Vito Maia made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Douglas de Souza struck a weak shot in the 94th 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 Floresta Club U18. When the referee ended the match the Floresta Club U18 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.