Challenge

Stadion Dragan Mance
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Živadin Gvozdenović tried to sneak it across the goal line. FK Partizan Beograd's Boris Čović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 9th minute of play. After 13 played minutes FK Partizan Beograd got a freekick which was hit by Kamenko Nemčev. 16 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Boris Čović was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mitar Momić succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Boris Čović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Boris Čović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Costa Rica were awarded a corner. Axel Tasis went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Juan Rubio managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The crowd rose to their feet as Mitar Momić kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 2-1 in the 40 minute of play. Mitar Momić took the ball and in the 45 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 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Višeslav Putinčanin to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Višeslav Putinčanin came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boris Čović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitar Momić in the 63rd minute of play. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitar Momić, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When Alan Moruga fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Alan Moruga a yellow card for diving instead. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alexander Carballo hit a great ball. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Boris Čović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Partizan Beograd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Axel Tasis scored to the left of an out of position Boris Čović, making the score, 3-2. Axel Tasiss short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Boris Čović to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Mitar Momić 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. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janča Sokolov in the 95th minute of the match. FK Partizan Beograd's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.