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. Lukas Oschlag started the match with the kick off. A hard shot by Eliseo Noboa from long distance, 2 minutes into the match, got Nicky Sargent's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nicky Sargent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Axel Tasis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicky Sargent was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Axel Tasis 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. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Tasis in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicky Sargent, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Noboa during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Nobody knows than me was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lamar Hufnagel didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Giovanni Sams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Nobody knows than me. Eliseo Noboa struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Nicky Sargent didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. Giovanni Sams fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicky Sargent having to interfere. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Nobody knows than me's Lukas Oschlag. But to his dismay, Lukas Oschlag quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Nicky Sargent made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Axel Tasis sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Lukas Oschlag kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Nobody knows than me booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Alcocer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicky Sargent came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig. But to his dismay, Lautaro Puig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Oschlag in the 61st minute of play. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 64th 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. Jurand Henryk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lukas Oschlag scored 3-3 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Eliseo Noboa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicky Sargent was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lukas Oschlag in the 81st minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Aaron Alcocer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aaron Alcocer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute Lukas Oschlag 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. Costa Rica's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.