Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Cláudio Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Cláudio Barral 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. 13 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tiago Fonseca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A sloppy throw-in by Abel Carballo in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak. If Gwidon Cwojdak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Ferrant made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lautaro Puig. Gwidon Cwojdak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ye Hong Shi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Juan Rubio in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ye Hong Shi. When Efrain Moruga fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Efrain Moruga a yellow card for diving instead. Efrain Moruga kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Juan Rubio with Lautaro Puig as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman. With a little luck, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi got control of the ball when Lautaro Puig tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's attentive Gwidon Cwojdak managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Ferman during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman got a free kick in the 55th minute. Efrain Moruga made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 63 minute of the game. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 65 minute of the game. 68 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tiago Fonseca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Barral in the 76th minute of play. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 78th minute of the match. Juan Rubio made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lautaro Puig immediately put the ball in play. Gwidon Cwojdak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gwidon Cwojdak in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 93rd minute Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were awarded a corner. Gong Fan went to the cornerflag to take it. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gong Fan took the corner. The corner ended in Gong Fan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz did a great save. When the match was over Cruzeiro Esporte Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Costa Rica throughout the match.