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天空之城
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 邓鸿光 made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute 邓鸿光 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. Juan Rubio lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When 秦强 fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's protests and gave 秦强 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th match minute, ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 秦强 to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 沈诚庭 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 defense, Eliseo Noboa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 沈诚庭. The ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 沈诚庭 should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute, 邓鸿光 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 庄鹰 scored 2-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 庄鹰 in the 34th minute of the match. After 38 minutes, Alan Moruga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庄鹰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseo Noboa to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邓鸿光 in the 56th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 庄鹰, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 方昂军 got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庄鹰 in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's 唐远峰 got a free kick in the 65th minute. 70 minutes into the match, 庄鹰 notched a goal, 4-1, 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. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邓鸿光, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute, 邓鸿光 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 5-1. 郭诚榕 hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树's zone, Axel Tasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 沈诚庭 came out of the goal and Axel Tasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 邓鸿光 hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ≮王者归来≯东风夜放花千树 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Costa Rica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.