Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavio Morros started the match with the kick off. The Hell's attentive José Marcelo Arriaza managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. In the 8th match minute, The Hell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Malinconico to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Morros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, The Hell's goalkeeper Taimour Shawky had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Moruga. In the 16th minute, Efrain Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 19 minutes, Charlie Harper mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Hell and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes The Hell got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Harper. With a little luck, The Hell's Taimour Shawky got control of the ball when Aaron Alcocer tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Charlie Harper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, The Hell's goalkeeper Taimour Shawky had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Puig. Costa Rica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Tasis in the 26th minute. The corner ended in Axel Tasis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Hell's Taimour Shawky did a great save. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After having played for 34 minutes, Biagio Malinconico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Hell's supporters crossed their fingers, but Biagio Malinconico was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. Alan Moruga kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Flavio Morros came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the The Hell 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 Flavio Morros couldn't finish the play. Flavio Morros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of The Hell booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Noboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Taimour Shawky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yehia Salem's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yehia Salem helped the player get up and apologised. Yehia Salem hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Charlie Harper put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. Flavio Morros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. Charlie Harper in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benito Sanz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Taimour Shawky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Moruga in the 72nd minute of play. The Hell's José Marcelo Arriaza quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eliseo Noboa, made in the 74th minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Flavio Morros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 0-3. Taimour Shawky showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The Hell's Taimour Shawky played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 79th minute of play. After 82 minutes The Hell's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Tasis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Costa Rica's corner Axel Tasis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Taimour Shawky quite easily take care of the ball. Costa Rica were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after The Hell's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Tasis took the corner. The corner ended in Axel Tasis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Hell's Taimour Shawky did a great save. Charlie Harper took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 95th minute, Flavio Morros fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Benito Sanz, passed just outside the right post.
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