Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Mikuláš Rybnikář fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TeaBags Liberec's protests and gave Mikuláš Rybnikář a yellow card for diving instead. Tomáš Císař made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 7th minute of play. Tomáš Císař made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Puig in the 10th minute. Helmut Habarta kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomáš Císař having to interfere. Jaroslav Riedl struck a weak shot in the 19th 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 TeaBags Liberec. Helmut Habarta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Helmut Habarta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blažej Bořuta in the 30th minute of play. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaroslav Riedl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to TeaBags Liberec getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Blažej Bořuta hit a great ball. In the 36th match minute, TeaBags Liberec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miloslav Klika to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Tomáš Císař in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of TeaBags Liberec booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Alcocer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blažej Bořuta scored 0-1 in the 44th 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. When Miloslav Klika fell near the penalty area in the 49th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TeaBags Liberec's protests and gave Miloslav Klika a yellow card for diving instead. After 49 played minutes TeaBags Liberec got a freekick which was hit by Miloslav Klika. Tomáš Císař took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Tasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Blažej Bořuta made a kick off. In the 57th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Císař saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blažej Bořuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaroslav Riedl kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Miloslav Klika hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in TeaBags Liberec's zone, Eliseo Noboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomáš Císař came out of the goal and Eliseo Noboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the TeaBags Liberec defense, Axel Tasis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomáš Císař. The TeaBags Liberec fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomáš Císař should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Císař saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Mikuláš Rybnikář hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis managed to work through TeaBags Liberec's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Axel Tasis dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in.