Challenge

Stadion Vysoké Mýto
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zdeněk Reiter took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to FK Kujebáci getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. David Vlasatý hit a great ball. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Mazáč having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Tasis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zdeněk Reiter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Rubio's late challenge caught a FK Kujebáci's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Rubio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. FK Kujebáci's Bohdan Procházka got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FK Kujebáci's zone, Lautaro Puig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Mazáč came out of the goal and Lautaro Puig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ota Lepka during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jan Mazáč showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 40th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Mazáč having to interfere. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Axel Tasis made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, FK Kujebáci's Zdeněk Reiter 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, 1-0. Lautaro Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Jan Mazáč made a huge save. Jan Mazáč showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Alcocer in the 60th minute of the match. Zdeněk Reiter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 67th minute of play forced FK Kujebáci's goalkeeper Jan Mazáč to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Lautaro Puig couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alan Moruga hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdeněk Reiter in the 89th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.