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Match Report
Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reynaldo Cebo started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erubiel Gotzon during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Legacy Youth Academy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! In the 4th minute, the referee gave Costa Rica a penalty. Axel Tasis looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Lisandro Rameriz. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13thth minute of the game Reynaldo Cebo 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. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reynaldo Cebo went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Lautaro Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Puig to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the game, Legacy Youth Academy's Faustino Montez 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, 1-2. The supporters of Legacy Youth Academy booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Tasis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erubiel Gotzon hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Cebo in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Legacy Youth Academy were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Axel Tasis was the one to do the kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaudencio Bermudez, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Gaudencio Bermudez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. The supporters of Legacy Youth Academy booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Cebo in the 61st minute of play. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Cebo in the 62nd minute of play. A hard shot 64 in the game by Reynaldo Cebo from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. 70 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Bermudez came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Lautaro Puig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lisandro Rameriz. Legacy Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Puig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Lisandro Rameriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Puig in the 83rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Tasis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lisandro Rameriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Legacy Youth Academy getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Faustino Montez hit a great ball. Faustino Montez charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faustino Montez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Legacy Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Montez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a free kick in the 95th minute. A hard shot by Jonatan Marin from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Benito Sanz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Costa Rica support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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