Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Didi Fox kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Axel Tasis during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ritokylä's Didi Fox. But to his dismay, Didi Fox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Vilho Nikkari made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Lautaro Puig sent off a good shot on target. Didi Fox scored 0-2 in the 8th 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. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ensio Kampman in the 11th minute of play. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Didi Fox sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. In the 16th minute, Epaminondas Nica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ritokylä fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 23 minutes into the match, Didi Fox notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epaminondas Nica in the 26th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Costa Rica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Santos Hori was slow to take the kick. During this time Ritokylä's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Santos Hori almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz did a great save. In the 29th minute, Didi Fox 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 0-7. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Costa Rica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Santos Hori was slow to take the kick. During this time Ritokylä's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Santos Hori got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benito Sanz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 35 minutes, Aaron Alcocer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Ritokylä players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ritokylä's Vilho Nikkari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 37th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi Fox, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Fox in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Didi Fox 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 Didi Fox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. After 48 minutes, Didi Fox made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-9 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Ensio Kampman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Ensio Kampman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Didi Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the last second Benito Sanz throw himself and got hold of the ball when Didi Fox in the 59thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Fox in the 62nd minute of play. Ritokylä's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Santos Hori in the 63rd minute. After 67th play minutes Ensio Kampman shot 0-11, a short shot which went by Benito Sanz and just under the crossbar into goal. Ensio Kampman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Atarratze kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-12 in the 71 minute of play. Ensio Kampman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Benito Sanz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Ensio Kampman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Fox came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ensio Kampman succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-13. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Fox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Epaminondas Nica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ritokylä fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-14. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Ensio Kampman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Didi Fox 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 0-15.