Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis made the kick off and thus started the match. Hugo Ferrant charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Ferrant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eliseo Noboa charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Noboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Noboa to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Rodas Lamadrid 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. In the 9th minute, Raúl Lombera made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raúl Lombera in the 16th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. Rodrigo Berastegui might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Berastegui ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Axel Tasis during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 24th minute. Juan Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper Chucho Muñoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Texeira Noceda, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to Loja S.C. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Rodriguez Cean hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodas Lamadrid in the 48th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

56 minutes into the match, Raúl Lombera notched a goal, 0-2, 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. Rodas Lamadrid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Alexander Carballo charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Carballo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 73rd minute of play forced Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper Chucho Muñoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Rodriguez Cean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loja S.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Costa Rica the free kick. In the 81st minute, Eliseo Noboa made a precise shot to the right of Chucho Muñoa. Loja S.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. During the 84th minute of the match Alexander Carballo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alexander Carballo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Texeira Noceda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Texeira Noceda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute Raúl Lombera 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. The Loja S.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Loja S.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.