Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Aaron Alcocer notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sikornik SSA's Hugon Zerde. Hugon Zerde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Sikornik SSA fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Sikornik SSA's Gwidon Fleszar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 8 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Moruga. After 10 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. The Sikornik SSA fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Sikornik SSA's Gwidon Fleszar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 18 played minutes Sikornik SSA got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Lesiecki. With a little luck, Sikornik SSA's Hugon Zerde got control of the ball when Lautaro Puig tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 22 minutes Sikornik SSA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Tasis who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Sikornik SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariusz Lesiecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Sikornik SSA's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Puig fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 26th minute, Eliseo Noboa made a precise shot to the right of Hugon Zerde. Sikornik SSA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maciej Banaszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Fleszar in the 33rd minute of the match. Hugon Zerde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 36th minute. Gwidon Fleszar scored 2-3 in the 40th 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. When Sylwester Budrewicz fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sikornik SSA's protests and gave Sylwester Budrewicz a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gwidon Fleszar made a kick off. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gwidon Fleszar went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Gwidon Fleszar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Beniamin Cichewski scored 2-7 in the 72nd 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. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sikornik SSA's goalkeeper Hugon Zerde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Puig in the 81st minute of play forced Sikornik SSA's goalkeeper Hugon Zerde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beniamin Cichewski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Beniamin Cichewski slotted it home off the left post making it 2-8 in the 83rd minute. In the 90th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Fleszar in the 92nd minute of play. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Costa Rica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Puig couldn't finish the play. Sikornik SSA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.