Challenge

Acushnet
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rikard Olaussen kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Rikard Olaussen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 1-0. Isidoro Elequemedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rikard Olaussen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the game, Titleist's Gunnar Lundgård 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, 2-0. After 24 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. Gunnar Lundgård recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rikard Olaussen was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Titleist's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 29th minute of the match, Rikard Olaussen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Benito Sanz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 3-0 became the score in the 32nd minute when Gunnar Lundgård elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 35th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moruga to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rikard Olaussen in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. After 41 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. Gunnar Lundgård recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ole-Petter Anda hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axel Tasis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Isidoro Elequemedo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Tasis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 51 minute of play. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Elequemedo having to interfere. Titleist's Ole-Petter Anda got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Gunnar Lundgård 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. Juan Rubio got his second yellow card in the match during the 67th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 68th minute. Jan-Kenneth Brynildsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Titleist's Gunnar Lundgård tried to score from far away in the 71st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dagfinn Lunden hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. Titleist's Halvard Oliversen was substituted for Gunnar Lundgård. In the 78th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute of the match Jan-Kenneth Brynildsen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Halvard Oliversen in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Halvard Oliversen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halvard Oliversen in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Titleist's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Isidoro Elequemedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halvard Oliversen in the 88th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Halvard Oliversen in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Halvard Oliversen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Lautaro Puig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isidoro Elequemedo. Titleist's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Puig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Titleist's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.