Challenge

Xita Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Noel Duarte kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Noel Duarte took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Noel Duarte capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Noel Duarte really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Noel Duarte took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. 15 minutes into the match, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Noel Duarte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rüknettin Aysan in the 16th minute. After taking down the ball on ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s corner Rüknettin Aysan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benito Sanz quite easily take care of the ball. In the 18th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the game, one of Costa Rica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 4-0 came through a penalty shot after 25 played minutes, when ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™:s Rüknettin Aysan calmly waited for Costa Rica:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. In the 30th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Noel Duarte was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 31st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 34th minute, Hugo Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alisson De Gasperi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Duarte in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Noel Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benito Laurin scored 7-0 in the 46th 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. Noel Duarte struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™. Benito Laurin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Adriano Schmidt was substituted for Cristian Paraense. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Laurin in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Duarte in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Noel Duarte notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 75 minutes into the game, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Noel Duarte 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, 9-0. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Rüknettin Aysan got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Duarte in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Noel Duarte 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. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.