Challenge

Estadio Nacional
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. Aaron Alcocer hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Emesto came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Felipe Bastiaro 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 Felipe Bastiaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carmelo Gumaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Emesto in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Aaron Alcocer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olaf Kaczynski took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After having played for 24 minutes, Luisito Burni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cebollitas F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Luisito Burni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernan Emesto went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 31st minute of play forced Cebollitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Carmelo Gumaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Felipe Bastiaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carmelo Gumaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 35th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmelo Gumaro having to interfere. With his leg Carmelo Gumaro managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Costa Rica's Axel Tasis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 42nd minute, Cornelio Sotero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer got his second yellow card of the match in the 45th minute. The referee ordered Aaron Alcocer off the ground. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernan Emesto's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Carmelo Gumaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Rubio hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Emesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lautaro Puig fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Lautaro Puig a yellow card for diving instead. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Rosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Rosio in the 74th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Fernan Emesto 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. 94 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Emesto came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Savier came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.