Challenge

Elland Road
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pál Benkó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alan Moruga fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Alan Moruga a yellow card for diving instead. Pál Benkó 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 10th minute. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Leeds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Imre Selymes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Alexander Carballo suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Mihály Szikora charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihály Szikora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Costa Rica's Alex Casaus was substituted for Alexander Carballo. After 19 played minutes Leeds got a freekick which was hit by Mihály Szikora. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imre Selymes in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Axel Tasis hit a great ball. In the 25th match minute, Leeds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krisztián Buday to maneuver through the defense. Mihály Szikora in the 29thth 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. In the 29th minute, Márton Salgó hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Tibor Dudics notched a goal, 1-0, 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Alex Casaus put in a rough tackle. In the 42nd minute, one of Costa Rica:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Costa Rica. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Mihály Szikora tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihály Szikora to make the kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márton Petres, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Tibor Dudics had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihály Szikora in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihály Szikora in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihály Szikora in the 84th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Imre Selymes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Aaron Alcocer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Márton Salgó during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tibor Dudics took the ball and in the 95 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 3-0.