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Hortêncio Malafaia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 彭阳岚 kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Tasis in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 马霆树 saved Hortêncio Malafaia from getting behind. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龙响海, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, 龙响海 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. The audience was convinced that 彭阳岚's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龙响海 in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Juan Rubio 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 Hortêncio Malafaia the free kick. In the 12th minute, Juan Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by 彭阳岚 in the 15th minute. A collision led to Hortêncio Malafaia getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. 姜泉斐 hit a great ball. 马霆树 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 龙响海 in the 22nd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 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 彭阳岚. 马霆树 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 27th minute of the match. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Hortêncio Malafaia's 彭阳岚 shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Axel Tasis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 马霆树 was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, 龙响海 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hortêncio Malafaia's supporters rose to their feet, but 龙响海 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. After 41 minutes, 龙响海 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hortêncio Malafaia and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Hortêncio Malafaia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龙响海 to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match, 邓骋思 got a very nice opportunity to score, but Benito Sanz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of Hortêncio Malafaia booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 彭阳岚 to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 龙响海 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 彭阳岚 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 龙响海 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 邓骋思 took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Puig got free with 马霆树 in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Hortêncio Malafaia's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 马霆树 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match Costa Rica got a corner. Hortêncio Malafaia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Tasis ran over to the corner to take the kick. If 龙响海 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 彭阳岚 in the 73rd minute of play. 马霆树 made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Lautaro Puig sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st match minute, Hortêncio Malafaia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 康浩兴 to maneuver through the defense. Hortêncio Malafaia's 马霆树 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 83rd minute of play. 邓骋思 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 彭阳岚's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 马霆树 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 90th minute of the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龙响海 in the 92nd minute of play. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 彭阳岚 went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Costa Rica players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hortêncio Malafaia.