Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Semen Rodionov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Apatit Kirovsk FC's Semen Rodionov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 7 minutes of play, Apatit Kirovsk FC's Felix Kikoin made it 2-0 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! If Emil Mikhailov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Igor Brattsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Semen Rodionov made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Igor Brattsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 26 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa 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 Apatit Kirovsk FC the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Noboa to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Innokentiy Balaban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Innokentiy Balaban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 33 in the game by Semen Rodionov from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. Ilya Trunov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Mikhailov in the 42nd minute of play. Juan Rubio charged in rather forcefully in the 45th 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. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Innokentiy Balaban 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Axel Tasis was the one to do the kick off. Lautaro Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Rodionov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Igor Brattsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 56th minute of play. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Semen Rodionov's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Eliseo Noboa 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. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Witold Orling was substituted for Ilya Trunov. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Leif Hammarberg was substituted for Felix Kikoin. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Maksim Osipov was substituted for Vadim Kudryashov. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Abel Carballo got a free kick in the 64th minute. When Emil Mikhailov fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apatit Kirovsk FC's protests and gave Emil Mikhailov a yellow card for diving instead. 71 minutes into the game, one of Costa Rica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Mikhailov in the 74th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Innokentiy Balaban made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Rodionov in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Alan Moruga hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Innokentiy Balaban came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Juan Rubio. When Apatit Kirovsk FC's Innokentiy Balaban in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. Apatit Kirovsk FC's Semen Rodionov got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Innokentiy Balaban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apatit Kirovsk FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.