Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cesur Kurceren made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Lara FK's Mansur Yörük made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 8 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. After 8 played minutes, Lara FK's Mansur Yörük 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 Lara FK reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Puig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dursun Ali Alp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Costa Rica were awarded a corner. Axel Tasis went to the cornerflag to take it. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kubat Pirane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesur Kurceren made a great header on Lara FK's corner, it was just that Costa Rica's Benito Sanz managed to reach the ball for a save. Karahan İlksel kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alexander Carballo got a free kick in the 37th minute. Cesur Kurceren spun around in front of the goal 38 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Costa Rica's goal. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dursun Ali Alp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mansur Yörük struck a weak shot in the 47th 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 Lara FK.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Axel Tasis was the one to do the kick off. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Aaron Alcocer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Alcocer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dursun Ali Alp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dursun Ali Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 54th minute of play. Dursun Ali Alp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 58th minute of the match. Dursun Ali Alp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Alcocer in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Eliseo Noboa made a precise shot to the right of Dursun Ali Alp. Lara FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Lara FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karahan İlksel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 minutes, Eliseo Noboa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Lara FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 78th minute. Benito Sanz was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mansur Yörük. After 80 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dursun Ali Alp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kubat Pirane in the 86th minute. The supporters of Lara FK booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.