Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Vlashers's Emilian Vaida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 3 minute of the game. 4 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goalkeeper Vali Armanca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. In the 7th minute, Lautaro Puig made a precise shot to the right of Vali Armanca. Vlashers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Vlashers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Eliseo Noboa scored to the left of an out of position Vali Armanca, making the score, 2-0. Hugo Ferrant made in the 14th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Juan Rubio however managed to control. In the 18th minute, Eliseo Noboa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vali Armanca. The goal made the score 3-0. The throw-in from Abel Carballo in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vlashers's Sabin Toma. Vali Armanca made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Axel Tasis sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vlashers's Isac Angelescu. Vlashers's Vali Armanca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Vlashers from getting a goal against them. After having played for 39 minutes, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Tasis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goalkeeper Vali Armanca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. 47 minutes into the game, Lautaro Puig threw the ball into play from the sideline. Vlashers's Narcis Popete quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Narcis Popete to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Hugo Ferrant in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Vlashers's Emilian Vaida. Efrain Moruga made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vlashers's Isac Angelescu. Vlashers's attentive Sabin Toma managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. Axel Tasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Cristian Ciorăscu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Cristian Ciorăscu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vali Armanca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 75th minute of play forced Vlashers's goalkeeper Vali Armanca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vali Armanca having to interfere. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vlashers's Isac Angelescu. 81 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Vlashers's Sabin Toma quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd 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. In the 82nd minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vali Armanca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 86th minute of play. Axel Tasis struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Vali Armanca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. Lautaro Puig made in the 89th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vlashers's Emilian Vaida. The throw-in from Eliseo Noboa in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vlashers's Cristian Ciorăscu. Vlashers's Isac Angelescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 94 minute of the game. Vali Armanca came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Axel Tasis. But to his dismay, Axel Tasis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0.