Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiago Gabriel Mendes got the match started through his kick off. Tiago Gabriel Mendes struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Brasil F.C.. 10 minutes into the match, Abel Rosado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilton Marinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Tiago Gabriel Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Tiago Gabriel Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Luís Guilherme Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Luís Guilherme Galvão tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Sydney Rossi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abel Rosado struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Brasil F.C.. 39 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Gabriel Mendes came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilton Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 41st minute of the match. After 43 played minutes Real Brasil F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe do Nascimento. Real Brasil F.C.'s Nilton Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. Nilton Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Tasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nilton Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Mendes, 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 Luís Guilherme Galvão in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Abel Rosado 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. Efrain Moruga charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Efrain Moruga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 64th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Real Brasil F.C.'s Zé Paulo de Azevedo tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Mendes in the 67th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Guilherme Galvão in the 68th minute of the match. When Luís Guilherme Galvão came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Real Brasil F.C. 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 Luís Guilherme Galvão couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the game, Real Brasil F.C.'s Luís Guilherme Galvão 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, 3-1. Eliseo Noboa charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Noboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Galvão in the 80th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Rosado came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that Real Brasil F.C. were the better team. Real Brasil F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.