Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dariusz Adamski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dariusz Adamski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Abelardo Bernabel 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. In the 9th minute, Gogo Clodio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dariusz Adamski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 17 played minutes Centeno got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Bernabel. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joãozinho Quartiero came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Centeno 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 Joãozinho Quartiero couldn't finish the play. When Centeno's Dariusz Adamski in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Dariusz Adamski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Centeno's supporters rose to their feet, but Dariusz Adamski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 30 minutes of play, Centeno's Abelardo Bernabel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute, Joãozinho Quartiero 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 39th minute, Dariusz Adamski 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 0-3. Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Rubio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 42 minutes into the match, Dariusz Adamski 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 Dariusz Adamski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The Costa Rica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Centeno were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Dariusz Adamski 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. Ambrosio Dacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 64 in the game by Dariusz Adamski from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joãozinho Quartiero in the 70th minute of the match. Aaron Alcocer got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 71st match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. Toro Halland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dariusz Adamski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. After 84 minutes Costa Rica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joãozinho Quartiero who took care of the corner kick. Hugo Ferrant charged in rather forcefully in the 86th 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. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. Centeno's Eugenio Ixidor was substituted for Abelardo Bernabel. Hugo Ferrant hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Dariusz Adamski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Dariusz Adamski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Centeno could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Costa Rica throughout the match.