Challenge

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benoit Van Heurick kicked off to start the match. Zero Gravity's attentive Remie Dirckx managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. Matt Uyterhelcht kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Bart Wittemans. After having played for 13 minutes, Axel Tasis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Tasis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The throw-in from Abel Carballo in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zero Gravity's Bart Wittemans. 23 minutes into the game, Costa Rica's Juan Rubio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thibaud Van Lancker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 30 minutes into the game, Juan Rubio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zero Gravity's Jacq Van den Berghe quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 32 minutes into the match, Axel Tasis notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker. Thibaud Van Lancker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A sloppy throw-in by Efrain Moruga in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zero Gravity's Bart Wittemans. Axel Tasis took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thibaud Van Lancker. Thibaud Van Lancker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Thibaud Van Lancker 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 43rd minute. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Axel Tasis sped through Zero Gravity's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. After the first half Costa Rica were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

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. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Efrain Moruga with Eliseo Noboa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd rose to their feet as Axel Tasis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thibaud Van Lancker. That made the score 0-6 in the 54 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thijs Boegaert during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thibaud Van Lancker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Tasis in the 61st minute. Eliseo Noboa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thibaud Van Lancker having to make a save. Zero Gravity's attentive Bart Wittemans managed to snatch the ball when Abel Carballo made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zero Gravity's Jacq Van den Berghe. Zero Gravity's Bart Wittemans quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abel Carballo, made in the 75th minute of the game. Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alexander Carballo in the 80 minute of the game. With a little luck, Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker got control of the ball when Lautaro Puig tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zero Gravity's Thijs Boegaert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 86 minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Hugo Ferrant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Andrez Dams 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. Zero Gravity's attentive Thijs Boegaert managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game. Hugo Ferrant made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zero Gravity's Jacq Van den Berghe. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Thibaud Van Lancker in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Costa Rica walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.