Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Salvadore during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CENTAURO's Leonardo Salvadore got a free kick in the 9th minute. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Eliseo Noboa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Astor Fernanco to make any attempt to save it. Axel Tasis had several of the CENTAURO's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Astor Fernanco as he didn't even see the shot coming. Thanks to some nice moves Axel Tasis could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Astor Fernanco however easily saved by the left post. Efrain Moruga made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eliseo Noboa immediately put the ball in play. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a CENTAURO'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. In the 25th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Puig to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of CENTAURO booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Txomin in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match CENTAURO got a corner. Costa Rica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abel Roland ran over to the corner to take the kick. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CENTAURO's Victor Bittor. CENTAURO's Enzo Federigo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 39th minute of the game. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind CENTAURO's goalkeeper Astor Fernanco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Juan Rubio's late challenge caught a CENTAURO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Rubio helped the player get up and apologised. CENTAURO's Teodosio Mincho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 45 minute of the game. CENTAURO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 48th minute, when Axel Tasis scored to the left of an out of position Astor Fernanco, making the score, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 66th minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Astor Fernanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Juan Rubio in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CENTAURO's Victor Bittor. In the 73rd minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Fernanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astor Fernanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Astor Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CENTAURO's Reynaldo Txomin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 82 minute of the game. Astor Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 88th minute of play. Abel Carballo made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aaron Alcocer immediately put the ball in play. 95 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Astor Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Costa Rica support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.