Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jackson Nascimento made the kick off which started today's match. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Murilo Sanches quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alexander Carballo, made in the 5th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's César Severo got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Lautaro Puig ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sílvio Pires was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. ATHLETICO PRaiano's José Paulo Almeida quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 13th minute of the game. Efrain Moruga got a throw-in 15 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eliseo Noboa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 16th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Sílvio Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Efrain Moruga made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abel Carballo. ATHLETICO PRaiano's José Paulo Almeida quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 22nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Hugo Ferrant got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 27th minute of the game Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in which Lautaro Puig played forward. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Sílvio Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Rubio made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ATHLETICO PRaiano's José Paulo Almeida. Sílvio Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Efrain Moruga made in the 47th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Eliseo Noboa however managed to control. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. José Paulo Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 53rd minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Sílvio Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Efrain Moruga with Eliseo Noboa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Rômulo Miranda lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 60th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rômulo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Jackson Nascimento. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attentive José Paulo Almeida managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. If Alberto Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sílvio Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Murilo Sanches quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 72nd minute of the game. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attentive Murilo Sanches managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Ferrant during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Hugo Ferrant got a free kick in the 77th minute. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Efrain Moruga with Aaron Alcocer as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a ATHLETICO PRaiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Puig helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 90th minute. The Costa Rica players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.