Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 卓岩适 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, 卓岩适 notched a goal, 0-1, 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. After 6 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. After 7 played minutes, FC Circus's Zeledon Panfilo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Circus reached it. In the 9th minute, 卓岩适 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 卓岩适 might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 卓岩适 ran back to his position shaking his head. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓岩适 in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19thth minute of the game 卓岩适 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 20th minute of play forced FC Circus's goalkeeper Aziz Metin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 卓岩适 took the ball and in the 27 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. If Bernardino Argi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, 卓岩适 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 卓岩适 in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 卓岩适 in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. The audience was convinced that 卓岩适's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, 卓岩适 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 卓岩适 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After the first half FC Circus were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio got a free kick in the 51st minute. Lautaro Puig blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aziz Metin having to make a save. With an all-out effort, FC Circus's Benito Sanz threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 卓岩适, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that 卓岩适's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓岩适 in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when FC Circus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Panfilo didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Circus's attentive Bernardino Argi managed to snatch the ball when Efrain Moruga made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. After 70 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. 卓岩适 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Benito Sanz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 75 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Abel Carballo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 卓岩适 in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, 卓岩适 took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. When Mariano Cuartio came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FC Circus 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 Mariano Cuartio couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, 卓岩适 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. FC Circus played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.