Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 邵翀珂 started the match with the kick off. 王青夕 hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Eliseo Noboa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 韩傲益 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when 邵翀珂 got free with Benito Sanz in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 邵翀珂 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 邵翀珂 in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Aaron Alcocer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Alcocer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 韩傲益 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 洛阳龙门竞技FC's 韩傲益 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 24th minute of play. Costa Rica were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after 洛阳龙门竞技FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Tasis took the corner. In the 28th minute 姚昂昆 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邵翀珂, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 洛阳龙门竞技FC's 王青夕 got a free kick in the 36th minute. The throw-in from Lautaro Puig in the 38th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 洛阳龙门竞技FC's 汪岚南. After 39 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, 姚昂昆 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 洛阳龙门竞技FC's supporters rose to their feet, but 姚昂昆 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. Axel Tasis kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邵翀珂 in the 45th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes, Gigel Lucan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 洛阳龙门竞技FC and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 汪岚南 hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Eliseo Noboa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 53rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Abel Carballo got a free kick in the 54th minute. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邵翀珂 in the 55th minute of play. Alexander Carballo kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, 洛阳龙门竞技FC's Gigel Lucan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 韩傲益 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Puig in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 邵翀珂 in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 62nd minute, 姚昂昆 made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 66th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邵翀珂 in the 67th minute of play. 邵翀珂 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71stth minute of the game 邵翀珂 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Puig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 韩傲益 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Lucan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 巩耀平 scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87thth minute of the game 邵翀珂 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邵翀珂, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Gigel Lucan 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. 洛阳龙门竞技FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.