Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geraldo de Godoi got the match started through his kick off. Geraldo de Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geraldo de Godoi's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the game, Taquaral Campineiro's Geraldo de Godoi 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. In the 25th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Tasis to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd 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. Amílton Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 35th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Donatello in the 58th minute of the match. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Donatello went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Geraldo de Godoi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Geraldo de Godoi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 65th minute. The supporters of Taquaral Campineiro booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Geraldo de Godoi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-4. After 77 minutes, Alan Moruga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Taquaral Campineiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Costa Rica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Donato Guerra fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Donatello went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Amílton Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Guerra. In the 93rd minute, Waldemar Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Geraldo de Godoi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-6 in the 96 minute of play.