Challenge

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. Efraín Morales started the match with the kick off. After having played for 9 minutes, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Puig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Puig got free with 庞剑飞 in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraín Morales in the 17th minute of the match. Barnaba Golaszewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Lautaro Puig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 庞剑飞. ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓CC710's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Puig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Lautaro Puig couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓CC710 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. 狄青斐 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 庞剑飞 was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Bray Mcjunkins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Bray Mcjunkins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, ☆冰谷☆〓嗜血〓CC710's 王天平 got a free kick in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Noboa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Efraín Morales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. In the 57th 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. After 60 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Axel Tasis. 郑国响 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. Barnaba Golaszewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Bray Mcjunkins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The long shot by 郭震飞 in the 84th minute really tested Benito Sanz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 91st 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. After 91 minutes of play Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. If Efraín Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.