Challenge

Zurlo Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Efrain Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the game, Axel Tasis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zurlo Team the free kick. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 4th minute. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Mammarella in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes of play, Zurlo Team's Attilio Mammarella made it 1-0 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! If Shantala Villamediana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. When Attilio Mammarella came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Zurlo Team 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 Attilio Mammarella couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Zurlo Team's Attilio Mammarella ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. A hard shot 27 in the game by Attilio Mammarella from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. After 29 minutes, Alexander Carballo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Zurlo Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alexander Carballo got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Shantala Villamediana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Attilio Mammarella made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Zurlo Team's Attilio Mammarella fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Attilio Mammarella made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Zurlo Team's Attilio Mammarella made it 5-0 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! 55 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Shantala Villamediana came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Mammarella in the 57th minute of play. Zurlo Team's Luka Toni was substituted for Shantala Villamediana. The audience was convinced that Attilio Mammarella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Mammarella in the 77th minute of the match. Wasyl Misiorowski scored 6-0 in the 79th 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 85th minute, Attilio Mammarella 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 7-0. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wasyl Misiorowski in the 88th minute of play. Alexander Carballo got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 94th minute, Alexander Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that Zurlo Team were the better team. Zurlo Team's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.