Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) When Costa Rica's Axel Tasis in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalie prevented a goal. Axel Tasiss short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Larra Briz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Larra Briz made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Lautaro Puig sent off a good shot on target. C.S.D Punta Ballena's attentive Baudelio Valls managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Baudelio Valls fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. C.S.D Punta Ballena's attentive Leo Busvidad managed to snatch the ball when Abel Carballo made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. Larra Briz was a little too slow when Axel Tasis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. Axel Tasis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Larra Briz made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Vizcaya during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 20 played minutes C.S.D Punta Ballena got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Vizcaya. The crowd rose to their feet as Eliseo Noboa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Larra Briz. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. Juan Rubio hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Axel Tasis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Efrain Moruga made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eliseo Noboa. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Larra Briz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Puig in the 53rd minute of the match. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Larra Briz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 54th minute of play. Efrain Moruga made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.S.D Punta Ballena's Leo Busvidad. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ostadar Ruega in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes in the game Hugo Ferrant did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lautaro Puig. 67 minutes into the match, C.S.D Punta Ballena's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but Larra Briz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Rubio made in the 69th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lautaro Puig however managed to control. Hugo Ferrant made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Juan Rubio. Juan Rubio made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aaron Alcocer immediately put the ball in play. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Leo Busvidad managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Efrain Moruga in the 94 minute of the game. Efrain Moruga made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Aaron Alcocer. The Costa Rica support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.