Challenge

Arena Viejo Parque
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Todor Hostar made the kick off which started today's match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todor Hostar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Todor Hostar scored to the left of an out of position Benito Sanz, making the score, 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Alcocer during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. Guido Dameda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Benito Sanz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 21st minute, Todor Hostar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Todor Hostar had several of the Costa Rica's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Benito Sanz as he didn't even see the shot coming. 34 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 Guido Dameda. Todor Hostar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Todor Hostar slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 35th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Dacio Basabe kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 7-0 in the 45 minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, NCA Defensor Mercenario's goalkeeper Xavies Monterrey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. 61 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Meshack Cassim came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Dameda in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Ospin Canonega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NCA Defensor Mercenario's Enetz Escrig was substituted for Rik Caldueño. A collision led to NCA Defensor Mercenario getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ospin Canonega hit a great ball. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalimil Mrkva in the 69th minute of the match. Axel Tasis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Xavies Monterrey firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lautaro Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Xavies Monterrey made a huge save. After 78 minutes of play, NCA Defensor Mercenario's Enetz Escrig made it 8-0 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! Lautaro Puig recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Axel Tasis kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Xavies Monterrey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aaron Alcocer went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. Baumar Almonte kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalimil Mrkva, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Enetz Escrig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Dalimil Mrkva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NCA Defensor Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. NCA Defensor Mercenario fully deserved thier win.