Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efrain Moruga made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Aaron Alcocer however managed to control. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Thibaud Van Lancker in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thibaud Van Lancker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Tasis's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Thijs Boegaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zero Gravity's Bart Wittemans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bart Wittemans in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Axel Tasis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Thibaud Van Lancker, passed just outside the right post. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Axel Tasis took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Thibaud Van Lancker to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Thibaud Van Lancker successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 28 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaud Van Lancker was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 32nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert. The throw-in from Juan Rubio in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert. If Thijs Boegaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes in the game Hugo Ferrant did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lautaro Puig. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remie Dirckx in the 41st minute of play. Zero Gravity's Robbin Roggen got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hugo Ferrant made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert. Robbin Roggen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benoit Van Heurick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zero Gravity's Rein Demarrez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zero Gravity's Bart Wittemans managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Abel Carballo in the 59 minute of the game. Bart Wittemans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 64 minutes, Eliseo Noboa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Zero Gravity players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 67th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Thibaud Van Lancker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Thibaud Van Lancker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hugo Ferrant made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert. In the 83rdth minute of the game Axel Tasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Robbin Roggen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thibaud Van Lancker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseo Noboa went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zero Gravity's Rein Demarrez. The Costa Rica players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.