Challenge

Durian Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Puig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Eliseo Noboa came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Eliseo Noboa couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Puig in the 9th minute of play forced Durian FC's goalkeeper Can Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Durian FC's M. Andik Sumadipraja slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 1-0 after 11 minutes of play. In the 16th minute, Durian FC's Syamsul Rinaldi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Tasis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Can Keep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Durian FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Christopher Panjaitan hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Can Keep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christopher Panjaitan during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Christopher Panjaitan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Tasis in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Can Keep saved Durian FC from getting behind. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Can Keep having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when M. Andik Sumadipraja made the kick off in the second half. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Syamsul Rinaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Syamsul Rinaldi in the 51st 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. Durian FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Indiana Sarbini took the corner. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Lautaro Puig got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Axel Tasis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Can Keep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Durian FC defense, Lautaro Puig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Can Keep. The Durian FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Can Keep should have stopped the shot. Can Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 75th minute of the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Syamsul Rinaldi in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Asdi Kusnadi 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Durian FC had played much better football throughout.