Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Garcia came free, but Benito Sanz 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 Saba Bodø in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saba Bodø in the 9th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 11 in the game by Axel Tasis from a close distance when the talented Edgar Grönlund managed to make a qualified save. Habilirows's players were relieved. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Garcia in the 15th minute of play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Ramos in the 18th minute of 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 Guilherme Garcia in the 21st minute of play. After 24 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. In the 26th minute Zé Paulo Ramos 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. When Aaron Alcocer fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Aaron Alcocer a yellow card for diving instead. Aaron Alcocer hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Celsinho Messias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edgar Grönlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Puig in the 36th minute. Habilirows's Edgar Grönlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 39th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guilherme Garcia in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Habilirows's Guilherme Garcia. But to his dismay, Guilherme Garcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After the first half Habilirows were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Paulo Ramos got free with Benito Sanz in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Guilherme Garcia 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. Saba Bodø blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Habilirows's Guilherme Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-4 after 60 minutes of play. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Habilirows's goalkeeper Edgar Grönlund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Habilirows were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Celsinho Messias took the corner. After taking down the ball on Habilirows's corner Celsinho Messias fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benito Sanz quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Saba Bodø came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Zé Paulo Ramos lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Benito Sanz. When Zé Paulo Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Habilirows 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 Zé Paulo Ramos couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Habilirows's Guilherme Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-8 after 91 minutes of play. Habilirows's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.