Challenge

Westfalen Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 played minutes, Borussia Dortmund's Shannon Slater shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Borussia Dortmund reached it. In the 6th minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Matvey Izvolskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Borussia Dortmund were awarded a corner. Shannon Slater went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Borussia Dortmund's Matvey Izvolskiy to fire away a dangerous shot which Benito Sanz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pawel Witwicki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benito Sanz firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund's Reynaldo Spivey got a free kick in the 17th minute. When Borussia Dortmund's Jonas Armendariz in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Borussia Dortmund's Pawel Witwicki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aaron Alcocer's late challenge caught a Borussia Dortmund's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Alcocer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Alcocer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Craig McKay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Moruga hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shannon Slater got free with Benito Sanz in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Axel Tasis kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Axel Tasis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Scales was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a free kick in the 38th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Borussia Dortmund's Matvey Izvolskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Shannon Slater fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Borussia Dortmund's protests and gave Shannon Slater a yellow card for diving instead. Shannon Slater kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norberto Scales narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonas Armendariz went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonas Armendariz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aaron Alcocer got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 57th minute, Aaron Alcocer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute of the match Shannon Slater shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Norberto Scales didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseo Noboa went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Armendariz in the 63rd minute of play. Lautaro Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Norberto Scales made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Norberto Scales. Norberto Scales yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. If Jonas Armendariz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the game, Lautaro Puig cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Norberto Scales was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pawel Witwicki went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After 84 minutes of play, Borussia Dortmund's Pawel Witwicki made it 4-3 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! After 87 minutes of play, Borussia Dortmund's Matvey Izvolskiy made it 5-3 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! Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Costa Rica's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.