Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's 杨棋威 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. After 4 minutes of play, 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's 杨棋威 made it 0-1 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! With a couple of smart ball manuevers 杨棋威 in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 10th minute, 白剑青 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, 杨棋威 put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. 毛浩钢 made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Axel Tasis sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Tasis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Costa Rica's corner Axel Tasis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 毛浩钢 quite easily take care of the ball. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's goalkeeper 毛浩钢, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 杨棋威 in the 25th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 杨棋威 in the 25th minute of the match. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 杨棋威 in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 唐斐岚 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 姚岩光 fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's protests and gave 姚岩光 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙 getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. 姚岩光 hit a great ball. In the 38th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 毛浩钢 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 白剑青 struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. After 51 played minutes, 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's 唐斐岚 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 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙 reached it. 52 minutes into the game, Juan Rubio 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 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙 the free kick. 杨棋威 had several of the Costa Rica's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 53 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Benito Sanz as he didn't even see the shot coming. 56 minutes into the match, 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's 杨棋威 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 杨棋威 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 杨棋威's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 白剑青 hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's 唐斐岚 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-6 after 64 minutes of play. In the 66th minute 杨棋威 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 白剑青 scored 0-7 in the 68th 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. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when 唐斐岚 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 白剑青, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74thth minute of the game 杨棋威 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when 杨棋威 tried to sneak it across the goal line. If 杨棋威 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Aaron Alcocer hit a great ball. After 83 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Abel Carballo. 91 minutes into the game, 白剑青 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benito Sanz. 白剑青 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. 【TOP】☆豫★雨娇龙's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.