Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Sander Hanni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raido Aas in the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Raido Aas 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Marko Tihkan in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 15 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marko Tihkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marko Tihkan made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Axel Tasis sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Sander Hanni came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Llamas's Marko Tihkan got control of the ball when Lautaro Puig tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Llamas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Tasis was slow to take the kick. During this time Costa Rica's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Axel Tasis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Llamas's Marko Tihkan did a great save. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Llamas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silver Noormets didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sander Hanni in the 31st minute of play. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raido Aas in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Llamas's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Marko Tihkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Sander Hanni came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sander Hanni succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ervin Teller in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Llamas made a substitution. Väino Haugas replaced Sander Hanni. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Väino Haugas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Väino Haugas 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. Raido Aas took the ball and in the 56 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 1-4. In the 60th minute Väino Haugas 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. If Konrad Marts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Tasis struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Marko Tihkan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. In the 68th minute, Hugo Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Väino Haugas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. Ervin Teller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raido Aas got free with Benito Sanz in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Raido Aas didn't quite understand what happened when in the 79 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 83rd minute, Lautaro Puig 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. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Väino Haugas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ervin Teller in the 89th minute of play. Llamas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.