Challenge

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Benoît Lamarre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Carballo charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Carballo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. 10 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 Benoît Lamarre. In the 11th minute, Flavian Garcon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 14th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Carballo to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Adil Magaud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Bakary Guinaudeau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabin Lièvin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Axel Tasis put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sofyane Valognes. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hervé Annette got free with Benito Sanz in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavian Garcon got free with Benito Sanz in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Carballo during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alexander Carballo got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes, Rathmore Lime Tree's Benoît Lamarre shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rathmore Lime Tree reached it. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hervé Annette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Flavian Garcon got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58thth minute of the game Flavian Garcon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Rathmore Lime Tree's Flavian Garcon in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. Gabin Lièvin's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabin Lièvin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabin Lièvin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hervé Annette struck a weak shot in the 66th 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 Rathmore Lime Tree. In the 76thth minute of the game Flavian Garcon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 77 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute Benoît Lamarre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 85th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofyane Valognes having to interfere. Flavian Garcon kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rathmore Lime Tree fully deserved thier win.