Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victoriano Iraunkor kicked off to start the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Timo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Victoriano Iraunkor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Moruga during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alan Moruga kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Albano Timo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, Pitman FC's Victoriano Iraunkor made it 0-1 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! Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albano Timo went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Victoriano Iraunkor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 16 minutes of play, Pitman FC's Victoriano Iraunkor made it 0-3 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! Pitman FC's Albano Timo got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albano Timo might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albano Timo ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 22 minutes, Victoriano Iraunkor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pitman FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victoriano Iraunkor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victoriano Iraunkor's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. After 23 minutes, Victoriano Iraunkor made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 27th minute, Iuri Barral 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 0-5. Abel Carballo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Victoriano Iraunkor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pitman FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Victoriano Iraunkor 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. Lautaro Puig might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Lorien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Puig ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute, Albano Timo 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 0-6. In the 37th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Iraunkor came free, but Benito Sanz 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 Victoriano Iraunkor in the 40th minute of the match. Lukasz Oryl struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pitman FC. 44 minutes into the match, Victoriano Iraunkor 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 Victoriano Iraunkor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes, Pitman FC's Albano Timo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pitman FC reached it. The Costa Rica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pitman FC were winning 0-7.

Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Iraunkor in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Victoriano Iraunkor fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Benito Sanz, passed just outside the right post. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albano Timo in the 53rd minute. After 56 played minutes Pitman FC got a freekick which was hit by Victoriano Iraunkor. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Timo in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Victoriano Iraunkor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Felipillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Pitman FC were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Albano Timo took the corner. The corner ended in Nike Panther almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz did a great save. The Pitman FC fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Pitman FC's Sebastean Gentiletti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sebastean Gentiletti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Hugo Ferrant hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Sebastean Gentiletti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benito Sanz. The goal made the score 0-10. In a very dangerous position, a player in Costa Rica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! Costa Rica:s Benito Sanz showed great skill when he stopped Sebastean Gentiletti:s penalty. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastean Gentiletti in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Pitman FC's Sebastean Gentiletti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-12 after 92 minutes of play. Sebastean Gentiletti received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Sebastean Gentiletti slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 96th minute. Pitman FC played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.