Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaguar Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Perico Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaguar Murillo in the 16th minute of play. If Erasmo Cordarin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Pakorro AFC's Carlos Vachon got a free kick in the 19th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaguar Murillo in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 24 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Perico Murillo came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Pakorro AFC's Jaguar Murillo 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. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perico Murillo in the 31st minute of play. When Juan Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Juan Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Cordarin came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pakorro AFC's Perico Murillo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ismael Ignado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaguar Murillo in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ismael Ignado came out and tried to block the shot, but Eliseo Noboa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jaguar Murillo made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaguar Murillo in the 53rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th play minute Jaguar Murillo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Benito Sanz. 1-3. Lautaro Puig struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Ismael Ignado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Hotz in the 64th minute of the match. When Pakorro AFC's Gustavo Hotz, in the 64th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Pakorro AFC. Alexander Carballo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaguar Murillo in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Hotz in the 70th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Jaguar Murillo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 1-4. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Aaron Alcocer hit a great ball. A collision led to Pakorro AFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Perico Murillo hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Jaguar Murillo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 1-5. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Jaguar Murillo took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaguar Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Perico Murillo made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. Pakorro AFC played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.