Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 邓鸿光 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, 庄鹰 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Axel Tasis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 沈诚庭. ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Tasis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 邓鸿光 scored 1-2 in the 21st 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with 沈诚庭 in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliseo Noboa struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. 沈诚庭 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. 38 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 邓鸿光 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game 邓鸿光 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. 沈诚庭 was a little too slow when Eliseo Noboa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-3. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邓鸿光 in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庄鹰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 沈诚庭 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's zone, Lautaro Puig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 沈诚庭 came out of the goal and Lautaro Puig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 沈诚庭 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 64th minute of play. Lautaro Puig's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Puig helped the player get up and apologised. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 庄鹰 shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. After 76 minutes, 唐远峰 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. 唐远峰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.