Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Pekárová rodinka's goalkeeper Miroslav Krištof had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. In the 15th match minute, Pekárová rodinka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zlatko Balcar to maneuver through the defense. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miroslav Krištof having to interfere. Axel Tasis came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Miroslav Krištof could save by the left post. Axel Tasis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Miroslav Krištof tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nebojša Bombis scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 41 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. After 42 played minutes, Pekárová rodinka's Nebojša Bombis 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 Pekárová rodinka reached it. The Costa Rica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pekárová rodinka were winning 0-1.

After 54 minutes, Hugo Ferrant mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Pekárová rodinka players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Ferrant. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Mathias Souto sent off a good shot on target. Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Rafael Pereira scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 0-2. In the 66th 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 came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Pekárová rodinka's Zlatko Balcar. But to his dismay, Zlatko Balcar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Miroslav Krištof made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 75th minute of play. Lautaro Puig blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miroslav Krištof having to make a save. When Eliseo Noboa came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Costa Rica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eliseo Noboa couldn't finish the play. Juan Rubio hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. If Nebojša Bombis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Nebojša Bombis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 90th minute. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. Pekárová rodinka played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.