Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Costa Rica's Axel Tasis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, 天涯海角's goalkeeper 郑迅城 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Abel Carballo. 15 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 马卫烨 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郑迅城 having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 天涯海角's zone, Axel Tasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郑迅城 came out of the goal and Axel Tasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, 李锋朋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and 李锋朋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 李锋朋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 38th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 天涯海角's 顾镇西. Axel Tasis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. 郑迅城 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 天涯海角's 郑迅城 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After 52 minutes, Hugo Ferrant mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the 天涯海角 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 天涯海角 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes in the game, 李锋朋 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Benito Sanz having to interfere. 郑迅城 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Tasis went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 李锋朋 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 龙朗俊 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when 崔海国 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 1-3. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 李锋朋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 唐杰悦 hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Eliseo Noboa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Noboa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 郑迅城 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 73rd minute of play. 马卫烨 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 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 马卫烨. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 李锋朋, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 马卫烨's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benito Sanz firmly grabbed it by the left post. When 李锋朋 came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the 天涯海角 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 李锋朋 couldn't finish the play. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. 郑迅城 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 马卫烨 came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Benito Sanz could save by the left post. 天涯海角 played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.