Challenge

Mineirão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tiago Fonseca managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 4 minute of the game. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 9th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the game, Juan Rubio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute Cláudio Barral 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. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arthur Bufi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gong Fan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Isidro Ferman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juan Rubio in the 35 minute of the game. In the 37th minute, Axel Tasis 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. 40 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Ye Hong Shi came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tiago Fonseca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cláudio Barral made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Tiago Fonseca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by Lautaro Puig with Alan Moruga as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 59 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Arthur Bufi in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Bufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Gwidon Cwojdak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Cwojdak, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. After 73 minutes of play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak made it 2-0 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! After 77 played minutes, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gong Fan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cruzeiro Esporte Clube reached it. 79 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Cwojdak came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efrain Moruga to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Cwojdak in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Cwojdak in the 93rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valeriu Toacsen during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Valeriu Toacsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.