Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jardim Natal's Cauan Lopez 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. In the 4th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moruga to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the game, Jardim Natal's Cauan Lopez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião Mesquita in the 17th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Dadá Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Jardim Natal's goalkeeper Wilton Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Axel Tasis came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Axel Tasis couldn't finish the play. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilton Nascimento having to interfere. Jardim Natal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cauan Lopez in the 34th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Costa Rica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jardim Natal:s goal. In the 38th minute, Cauan Lopez made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Puig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilton Nascimento. That made the score 1-3 in the 41 minute of play. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Jardim Natal's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Wilton Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Tião Mesquita notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Negri might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Negri ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 60 in the game by Cauan Lopez from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilton Nascimento having to interfere. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a Jardim Natal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Puig helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Puig to maneuver through the defense. If Daniel Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dedê Lopez'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. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Negri in the 75th minute of the match. With 77 minutes on the clock, Efrain Moruga commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 76 minutes into the game, one of Costa Rica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 83rd minute, Cauan Lopez made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Cauan Lopez sent off a good shot on target. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cauan Lopezs short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Benito Sanz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Jardim Natal's Cauan Lopez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tião Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jardim Natal's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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