Challenge

Riccardo & Erika Sta
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Beppe Riccardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Oddi in the 6th minute of play. Costa Rica's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Anthony Oddi 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Riccardi in the 14th minute of play. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Zoff having to interfere. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Orecchioni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Oddi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Riccardo & Erika's Beppe Riccardi. But to his dismay, Beppe Riccardi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Oddi in the 31st minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moruga to maneuver through the defense. When Andrea Orecchioni came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Riccardo & Erika fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andrea Orecchioni couldn't finish the play. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Beppe Riccardi sent off a good shot on target. Beppe Riccardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Riccardo & Erika's goalkeeper Fabrizio Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Zoff having to interfere. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Oddi in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Anthony Oddi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Riccardo & Erika's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthony Oddi 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. 65 minutes into the match, Anthony Oddi notched a goal, 3-0, 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lautaro Puig during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Riccardi in the 69th minute of the match. When Beppe Riccardi came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Riccardo & Erika fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Beppe Riccardi couldn't finish the play. Anthony Oddi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 83rd minute of play forced Riccardo & Erika's goalkeeper Fabrizio Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alexander Carballo hit a great ball. In the 84th minute of the match Andrea Orecchioni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz skillfully saved the ball. In the 88th minute, Hugo Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Riccardi in the 90th minute of the match.