Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Costa Rica booed when 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. 潘凌朋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 董义松 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 董义松 might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 董义松 ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 7th minute. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Eliseo Noboa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for 姜珂益 to make any attempt to save it. In the 16th minute, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 姜珂益. 姜珂益 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 21 minutes into the match, 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 姜珂益 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Moruga during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Puig blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 姜珂益 having to make a save. When Alexander Carballo fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Alexander Carballo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Carballo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 35 minutes, Eliseo Noboa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Noboa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Ferrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, 董义松 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's supporters rose to their feet, but 董义松 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. In the 44th minute, 董义松 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 2-1. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 狄铮升 went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Tasis came free, but 姜珂益 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 董义松 in the 58th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. 狄铮升 was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's 姜国冰. In the 76th 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. 78 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 邓梁旭 came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邓梁旭, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 姜珂益 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's zone, Aaron Alcocer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 姜珂益 came out of the goal and Aaron Alcocer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's 吕笑昂 got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Many of 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. 【№1】☆冰谷☆〓战狼〓荆楚 may have spent more time on the ball, but Costa Rica were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.