Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 陶杰剑 kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Lautaro Puig struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. 毛昂泉 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. 毛昂泉 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juan Rubio went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When 柳杰常 fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s protests and gave 柳杰常 a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥ got a freekick which was hit by 柳杰常. The audience was convinced that Axel Tasis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 毛昂泉 was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 王义竞. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 陶杰剑. 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 陶杰剑 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 25th minute of the game. If 孔笑建 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. 沈磊瑜 didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. Efrain Moruga made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eliseo Noboa immediately put the ball in play. 39 minutes in the game 孔笑建 did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to 王义竞. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hugo Ferrant got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aaron Alcocer. The supporters of 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥ booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 王义竞. 王义竞'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. 王义竞 helped the player get up and apologised. Juan Rubio made in the 61st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lautaro Puig however managed to control. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 柳杰常. 64 minutes into the match, 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but 毛昂泉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 陶杰剑 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 66th minute of the game. 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s attentive 柳杰常 managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 王义竞 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 72 minute of the game. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孔笑建, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Tasis in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 毛昂泉 saved 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥ from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Eliseo Noboa 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: 2-0. 毛昂泉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Moruga made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 陶杰剑. In the 87th minute, 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 沈磊瑜 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 沈磊瑜 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 沈磊瑜 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 毛昂泉 had in the 91stth minute some difficulties stopping Axel Tasis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s attentive 柳杰常 managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】资产过亿¥花钱如恒大¥'s 陶杰剑. The Costa Rica support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.