Challenge

Parc OL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axel Tasis got the match started through his kick off. Kléber Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 2nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 23rd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moruga to maneuver through the defense. After 24 minutes of play, Olympique Deleon's Luís Fábio Travassos made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Pedro Luís Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Célio Azevedo 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. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Olympique Deleon's Sydney Motta got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 48th minute, Axel Tasis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Costa Rica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Varela to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Olympique Deleon getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Natanael Vale hit a great ball. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Olympique Deleon's Jeremias Correia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympique Deleon the free kick. In the 76th minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olympique Deleon's Abelardo Galvão was substituted for Luís Fábio Travassos. Olympique Deleon made a substitution. Yuri Jacinto replaced Augusto Varela. In the 77th minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Abelardo Galvão charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Galvão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Olympique Deleon getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Abelardo Galvão hit a great ball.