Challenge

Nuevo Armalin Estadi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axel Tasis got the match started through his kick off. Eder Mangas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 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 Eder Mangas. Alan Moruga's late challenge caught a Real Armal F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl Gasso came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Real Armal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Dionisio Figueres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osmundo Dulce kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Figueres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eder Mangas in the 37th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Axel Tasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Armal F.C.'s Dionisio Figueres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Real Armal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordairo Garay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Lautaro Puig got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dionisio Figueres came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Axel Tasis. But to his dismay, Axel Tasis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Raúl Gasso made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 54th minute. Dionisio Figueres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 57th minute of the match. Costa Rica were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Real Armal F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Tasis took the corner. 59 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionisio Figueres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raúl Gasso in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 64 minutes into the match, Eder Mangas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eder Mangas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A collision led to Real Armal F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Adán Palacios hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Axel Tasis took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Dionisio Figueres to make any attempt to save it. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 77th minute of play forced Real Armal F.C.'s goalkeeper Dionisio Figueres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Dionisio Figueres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Axel Tasis hit a great ball. With a little luck, Real Armal F.C.'s Dionisio Figueres got control of the ball when Axel Tasis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raúl Gasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The Costa Rica players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.