Challenge

凤凰山专业足球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 杜鹏鹰 made the kick off and thus started the match. If 胡政远 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. After 6 played minutes 中职联-成都蓉城 got a freekick which was hit by 邱亦寒. 卓凌枫 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Alcocer in the 8th minute of the match. 杜鹏鹰 struck a weak shot in the 12th 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 中职联-成都蓉城. 严枫平 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, 中职联-成都蓉城's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 卓凌枫 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. When 杜鹏鹰 came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the 中职联-成都蓉城 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 杜鹏鹰 couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when 严枫平 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 中职联-成都蓉城's 卓凌枫 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Juan Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by 毛骋光 from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Benito Sanz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 30 minutes into the match, 杜鹏鹰 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 杜鹏鹰 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, 严枫平 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 严枫平 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 41st minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 杜鹏鹰 in the 44th minute of play. 杜鹏鹰 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. 杜鹏鹰 might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 杜鹏鹰 ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. 严枫平 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Lautaro Puig 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 supporters of Costa Rica booed when 中职联-成都蓉城 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. 严枫平 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 杜鹏鹰's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. When 杜鹏鹰 came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the 中职联-成都蓉城 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 杜鹏鹰 couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, 邱亦寒 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 严枫平 in the 89th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, 严枫平 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. 中职联-成都蓉城's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.