National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lee Kang got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of U21 South Korea booed when U21 Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Zamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy-Floyd Sung came free, but Mainor Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute Jimmy-Floyd Sung shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mainor Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 김 석 in the 6th minute of play. U21 Costa Rica's Mainor Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of U21 South Korea booed when U21 Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe Araya didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, one of U21 South Korea:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 South Korea. Mainor Martinez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jimmy-Floyd Sung went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alberto Matarrita kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, 김 만 made a precise shot to the right of Mainor Martinez. U21 Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mainor Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 석, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mainor Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 김 석, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 김 만 in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mainor Martinez saved U21 Costa Rica from getting behind. Mainor Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 석, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Jimmy-Floyd Sung left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 South Korea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Mainor Martinez came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 South Korea's Jimmy-Floyd Sung. But to his dismay, Jimmy-Floyd Sung quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. U21 Costa Rica's Mainor Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, 김 석 made a precise shot to the right of Mainor Martinez. U21 Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Keylor Cubero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by 김 석 in the 53rd minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Mainor Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 김 만 in the 56th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Mainor Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Jimmy-Floyd Sung cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Mainor Martinez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mainor Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Mainor Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jimmy-Floyd Sung. Thanks to some nice moves Jimmy-Floyd Sung could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Mainor Martinez however easily saved by the left post. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 김 석 came free, but Mainor Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mainor Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 김 석, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when 김 만 came free, but Mainor Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Isidro Valverde hit a great ball. The long shot by Lee Kang in the 73rd minute really tested Mainor Martinez's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 74th minute, U21 South Korea's 김 석 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. In the 77th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mainor Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Matarrita was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. Mainor Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lee Kang, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, U21 South Korea's Jimmy-Floyd Sung dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Keylor Cubero hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, 김 석 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mainor Martinez, 0-9. Bernardo Saborio kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. U21 South Korea's Lee Kang shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 98th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mainor Martinez but with some difficulty. U21 South Korea's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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