Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. Efrain Moruga hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Sir Alexandria's Nistor Popilean 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, 0-1. Efrain Moruga hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the game, Pompiliu Pociu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Popilean, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Pompiliu Pociu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Pompiliu Pociu made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 27th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. Pompiliu Pociu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Pociu in the 36th minute of play. Bogdan Şimandan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Pompiliu Pociu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sir Alexandria's supporters rose to their feet, but Pompiliu Pociu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Pompiliu Pociu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sir Alexandria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. When Pompiliu Pociu came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Sir Alexandria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pompiliu Pociu couldn't finish the play.

Nistor Popilean received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Nistor Popilean slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 53rd minute. After having played for 61 minutes, Nistor Popilean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sir Alexandria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nistor Popilean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sir Alexandria made a substitution. Rüknettin Toktahan replaced Călin Lemnaru. Efrain Moruga kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Efrain Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eric Alexa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 73 played minutes Sir Alexandria got a freekick which was hit by Pompiliu Pociu. Nistor Popilean who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Benito Sanz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nistor Popileans short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Benito Sanz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nistor Popilean did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Benito Sanz 78 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pompiliu Pociu in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Nistor Popilean recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benito Sanz. Nistor Popilean showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Domenico Serafini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sir Alexandria's supporters rose to their feet, but Domenico Serafini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pompiliu Pociu might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pompiliu Pociu ran back to his position shaking his head. After 92 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Moruga. In the 93rd minute, Pompiliu Pociu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sir Alexandria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. When the final whistle sounded Sir Alexandria left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Costa Rica.