Challenge

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Axel Tasis made the kick off which started today's match. A sloppy throw-in by Hugo Ferrant in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Redbourn AFC's Khai Teo. When Eliseo Noboa came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Eliseo Noboa couldn't finish the play. Afiz Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Noboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the game, Hugo Ferrant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Redbourn AFC the free kick. In the 17th minute, Hugo Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afiz Teo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efrain Moruga to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Puig in the 32nd minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 32nd minute of play. Lautaro Puig scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Afiz Teo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Puig made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Axel Tasis however managed to control. With an all-out effort, Redbourn AFC's Benito Sanz threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bineesh Chee, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Efrain Moruga made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Redbourn AFC's Darren Siong. The throw-in from Efrain Moruga in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Redbourn AFC's Darren Siong.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hidayat Peng to make the kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hidayat Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 59th match minute, Redbourn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Ning to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute, Axel Tasis 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. If Lautaro Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Afiz Teo made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Eliseo Noboa sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the game, Alexander Carballo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Redbourn AFC's Jonathan Soon quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hugo Ferrant kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 69 minutes, Axel Tasis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Redbourn AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Axel Tasis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Moruga made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Redbourn AFC's Jonathan Soon. In the 72nd minute, Abel Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Moruga's late challenge caught a Redbourn AFC'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 kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Hugo Ferrant threw the ball into play from the sideline. Redbourn AFC's Khai Teo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 80thth minute of the game Axel Tasis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 91st minute of play. Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd 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. 95 minutes into the game, Efrain Moruga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Redbourn AFC's Darren Siong quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Costa Rica 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 Lautaro Puig couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle went the supporters of Costa Rica were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Redbourn AFC side.