Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. Reynaldo Maria's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reynaldo Maria helped the player get up and apologised. Tobias Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Albiceleste F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Telo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Tasis in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobias Mino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute Virgilio Romildo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Virgilio Romildo 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. In the 27th minute, Axel Tasis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Costa Rica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Albiceleste F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Fix didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Mino having to interfere. After 48 minutes, Eliseo Noboa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Albiceleste F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball.

Tobias Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 53rd minute of the match. Timoteo Nofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgilio Romildo got free with Benito Sanz in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Romildo in the 61st minute of play. Virgilio Romildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. The supporters of Albiceleste F.C. booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugo Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match.