Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesur Kurceren kicked off to start the match. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Mansur Yörük scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 10th minute, Lautaro Puig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Costa Rica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Lara FK's Mansur Yörük. But to his dismay, Mansur Yörük quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesur Kurceren's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When Lautaro Puig fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Lautaro Puig a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the game, Cesur Kurceren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, Cesur Kurceren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesur Kurceren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Axel Tasis's late challenge caught a Lara FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Axel Tasis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Cesur Kurceren came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lara FK the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Noboa to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Lara FK's Acar Bilginer seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Acar Bilginer the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lara FK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Acar Bilginer had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When Axel Tasis came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Axel Tasis couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Lara FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faruk Başarman didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Lara FK getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Abdullah Taşgan hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

In the 51st minute, Kubat Pirane 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. Mansur Yörük fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dursun Ali Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costa Rica were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Lara FK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Tasis took the corner. Juan Rubio was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 71st minute. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kubat Pirane went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Tasis 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. Axel Tasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, Lara FK's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Dursun Ali Alp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Mansur Yörük sent off a good shot on target. Mansur Yörük sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Mansur Yörük managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lara FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Mansur Yörük 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. When the match was over Lara FK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Costa Rica throughout the match.