Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Gianluigi Buffon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jailson Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 11 minutes, Marcos Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apocalipse FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcos Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Apocalipse FC's Marcos Rodrigues shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Aaron Alcocer hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Rodrigues came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes, Marcos Rodrigues made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the game, Marcos Rodrigues cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Rodrigues in the 37th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcos Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Buffon having to interfere. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcos Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Rodrigues went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Rubio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcos Rodrigues. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Rodrigues in the 61st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Marcos Rodrigues put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. When Lautaro Puig fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Lautaro Puig a yellow card for diving instead. Axel Tasis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gianluigi Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Baltazar Fernandez hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Rodrigues got free with Benito Sanz in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 87 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. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Jailson Sousa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jailson Sousa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Apocalipse FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.