Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Christian Kilstedt 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. In the 8th minute, Abel Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Kilstedt in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benito Sanz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máté Elek, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when László Madaras got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. Ray Abascal kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Eliseo Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from László Madaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from László Madaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máté Elek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Christian Kilstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. Mátyás Virág charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mátyás Virág the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC got a freekick which was hit by Mátyás Virág. After 31 played minutes, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Attila Mesterházy 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 Costa Rica reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Máté Elek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Máté Elek 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. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Máté Elek in the 38th minute. In the 40th 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. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Attila Mesterházy 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 44th minute.

Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máté Elek in the 51st minute of play. If Marin Manea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Kilstedt in the 54th minute of play. László Madaras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Attila Mesterházy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eliseo Noboa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 67 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 72nd minute of play forced Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's goalkeeper Attila Mesterházy 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 László Csank, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. László Csank scored 4-1 in the 77th 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. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abel Carballo charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Carballo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from László Madaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Carballo kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from László Madaras in the 94th minute of the match. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máté Elek, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.