Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. After 4 minutes, Juan Rubio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the RED SHARK FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute M. Ramdhan Sianturi 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. 9 minutes into the match, Sahala Maranatha notched a goal, 0-1, 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. In the 12th match minute, RED SHARK FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irza Bajuri to maneuver through the defense. RED SHARK FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aang Arifin in the 17th minute. M. Ramdhan Sianturi was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Axel Tasis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zulham Romansyah having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Atang Piyoh managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED SHARK FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Atang Piyoh 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. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Atang Piyoh put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. After 28 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Juan Rubio. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zulham Romansyah was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Tasis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 37 minute of play. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atang Piyoh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Atang Piyoh made a kick off. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Sahala Maranatha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 1-3. After 55 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. RED SHARK FC's Aang Arifin got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when RED SHARK FC's Atang Piyoh fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 59 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 M. Ramdhan Sianturi. In the 69th match minute, RED SHARK FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Fatah to maneuver through the defense. If Sahala Maranatha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. RED SHARK FC's M. Ramdhan Sianturi got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when M. Ramdhan Sianturi came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, RED SHARK FC's Sahala Maranatha made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Atang Piyoh got free with Benito Sanz in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sahala Maranatha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. The Costa Rica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. RED SHARK FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.