Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 浮生半日闲's 罗梁霖 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. If 庞桦辉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of 浮生半日闲 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Noboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-1 when 罗梁霖 sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. 浮生半日闲's 邵渊庭 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 16th minute of the game. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Lautaro Puig 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: 1-1. When Juan Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Juan Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 浮生半日闲 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, 邵渊庭 notched a goal, 1-2, 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. Eliseo Noboa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. The Costa Rica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 浮生半日闲 were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. 罗梁霖 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when 邵渊庭 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 84th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, 罗梁霖 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 浮生半日闲's supporters rose to their feet, but 罗梁霖 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. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, 邵渊庭 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. 97 minutes into the match, Eliseo Noboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudio Birila. 浮生半日闲's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseo Noboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. 浮生半日闲's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.