Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Milan Chupao's Txema Villa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Milan Chupao booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Noboa to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th play minute Lautaro Puig came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Aloisio Segura. 1-0. Aloisio Segura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Puig in the 13th minute. In the 21st play minute Lautaro Puig came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Aloisio Segura. 2-0. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Milan Chupao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Unax Verdeja didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Milan Chupao booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txema Villa in the 36th minute of play. Aloisio Segura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eliseo Noboa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 37 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Unax Verdeja kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Dolfo Candamil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, Milan Chupao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baraxil Solo to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joan Serrano in the 65th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joan Serrano, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Tasis in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aloisio Segura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Joan Serrano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 3-2. The supporters of Milan Chupao booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Tasis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Joan Serrano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Joan Serrano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a Milan Chupao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Puig helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Costa Rica fans cheered their team off the field, for while Milan Chupao had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.