Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. In the 5th minute, Siro Garci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 12th minute Angelino Cordarell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Benjamin Ekain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.A. Delo's Benjamin Ekain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Herminio Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Hugo Ferrant got a free kick in the 21st minute. Benjamin Ekain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Tasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. C.A. Delo's Fernan Obeko quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jonas Rioja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. When C.A. Delo's Angelino Cordarell in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. Fulgencio Quico took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 45th minute, Eliseo Noboa 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelino Cordarell to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, C.A. Delo's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Benjamin Ekain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when C.A. Delo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Laurin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Angelino Cordarell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Angelino Cordarell really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Benjamin Ekain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 67th minute of the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelino Cordarell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Ekain came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa. But to his dismay, Eliseo Noboa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Ekain having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Cordarell came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Siro Garci 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of C.A. Delo booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aaron Alcocer's late challenge caught a C.A. Delo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Alcocer helped the player get up and apologised. Aaron Alcocer kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Costa Rica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. C.A. Delo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.