Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edgar Grönlund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zé Paulo Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the game, Saba Bodø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Garcia in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 20th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Ramos came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Zé Paulo Ramos 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. After having played for 26 minutes, Zé Paulo Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Habilirows's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Paulo Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 28th minute, Axel Tasis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Grönlund having to interfere. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Celsinho Messias 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. After the first half Habilirows were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guilherme Garcia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Guilherme Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Habilirows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Guilherme Garcia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Guilherme Garcia slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 55th minute. Axel Tasis kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Guilherme Garcia 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 0-6. 60 minutes into the game, Ergincan Arslantürk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Habilirows's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Costa Rica the free kick. A collision led to Habilirows getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ergincan Arslantürk hit a great ball. In the 62nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efrain Moruga to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Guilherme Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Habilirows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Lúcio Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Alcocer. After having played for 71 minutes, Zé Paulo Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Habilirows's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Paulo Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Habilirows's Benito Sanz threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guilherme Garcia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Guilherme Garcia scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 0-8. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Celsinho Messias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 79 minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Zé Paulo Ramos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Paulo Ramos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11.