Challenge

Achter de kazerne
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Van Mechelen started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 18th minute. Miguel Van Mechelen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Van Mechelen in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Joery Van Mechelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz had in the 34thth minute some difficulties stopping Adolphe De Maerschalckx's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanny Van Wontergem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Lautaro Puig made a precise shot to the right of Stanny Van Wontergem. YR Mechelen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The YR Mechelen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Costa Rica were winning 0-1.

Stanny Van Wontergem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Miguel Van Mechelen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes, YR Mechelen's Leo Van Mechelen 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 YR Mechelen reached it. Jamie Van Mechelen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th 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. In the 61st minute, Miguel Van Mechelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miguel Van Mechelen took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Jamie Van Mechelen fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YR Mechelen's protests and gave Jamie Van Mechelen a yellow card for diving instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Tasis in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanny Van Wontergem saved YR Mechelen from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Andries Mangelschot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The YR Mechelen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of YR Mechelen booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benito Sanz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when YR Mechelen's Miguel Van Mechelen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When Alan Moruga fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Alan Moruga a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Miguel Van Mechelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.