Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tadeusz Dziechciowski made the kick off and thus started the match. Enrique Belo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 8th minute. When Eliseo Noboa fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Eliseo Noboa a yellow card for diving instead. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Axel Tasis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Enrique Belo made a huge save. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Sakura Storm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Zumista didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Tadeusz Dziechciowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sakura Storm's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeusz Dziechciowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Hugo Ferrant got a free kick in the 56th minute. When Napoleon Mleczewski fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sakura Storm's protests and gave Napoleon Mleczewski a yellow card for diving instead. Napoleon Mleczewski hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Enrique Belo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Goi Ribas charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Goi Ribas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Goi Ribas kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Sakura Storm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Zumista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Tadeusz Dziechciowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-1. Enrique Belo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Tasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Belo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 85th minute of the match. Benito Sanz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. The Sakura Storm players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.