Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axel Tasis got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Remo Paraense made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Costa Rica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GIOVANNI DZIADZIA:s goal. Wojciech Kaczynski placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remo Paraense went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 15 minutes into the match, GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's goalkeeper Iker Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Tasis. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Paraense in the 26th minute of the match. Alan Moruga's late challenge caught a GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's attentive Sergiy Ramos managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Ferrant made a throw-in in the 34th minute of the game. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remo Paraense in the 38th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Paraense in the 40th minute of the match. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remo Paraense went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remo Paraense made a kick off. Remo Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 54 minutes into the game, one of Costa Rica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A hard shot 59 in the game by Remo Paraense from a close distance when the talented Benito Sanz managed to make a qualified save. Costa Rica's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Carballo during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alexander Carballo got a free kick in the 61st minute. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Wojciech Kaczynski tried to sneak it across the goal line. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Costa Rica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wojciech Kaczynski took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mateusz Mlekodaj got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benito Sanz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hugo Ferrant charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Ferrant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 68 minutes of play Costa Rica's Alan Moruga was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of GIOVANNI DZIADZIA booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Moruga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Hugo Ferrant threw the ball into play from the sideline. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's Sergiy Ramos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 82nd minute, Remo Paraense 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 crowd rose to their feet as Remo Paraense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-7 in the 85 minute of play. If Remo Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's Sergiy Ramos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 91 minute of the game. When the match was over GIOVANNI DZIADZIA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Costa Rica throughout the match.