Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Narcis Popoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 2nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Eliseo Noboa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Narcis Popoiu to make any attempt to save it. Narcis Popoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 22nd minute of play. Narcis Popoiu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Tasis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Club Vertigo's Nistor Iftimescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Efrain Moruga, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Popoiu having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Tasis got free with Narcis Popoiu in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Tirulescu came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Chirea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Aaron Alcocer got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute Filip Bocșa 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. If Pompiliu Marchiș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Popoiu having to interfere. Damian Tirulescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Benito Sanz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Daniel Chirea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Marcel Văleanu fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Vertigo's protests and gave Marcel Văleanu a yellow card for diving instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Carballo during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Costa Rica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! The Costa Rica players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.