Challenge

Qemal-Stafa
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Eicke Brocker started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benito Sanz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 5th minute, Franz-Peter Zinn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Moruga's late challenge caught a FK Partizani Tirana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. Efrain Moruga hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Efrain Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. In the 11th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Carballo to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Juan Rubio hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. In the 26th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nico Zeitz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. FK Partizani Tirana's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Franz-Peter Zinn kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Godwin Klöckner got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eicke Brocker, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 53rd play minutes Nico Zeitz shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Benito Sanz and just under the crossbar into goal. 57 minutes into the game, FK Partizani Tirana's Nico Zeitz 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, 7-0. The audience was convinced that Axel Tasis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thorsten Benscheider was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Nico Zeitz took the ball and in the 77 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 8-1. When Eliseo Noboa fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Eliseo Noboa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Noboa to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.