Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Abar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Abar to maneuver through the defense. After 4 played minutes Bolivia got a freekick which was hit by Filipo Abeita. Fernando Abar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Pete Luchin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fernando Abar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pete Luchin came out and tried to block the shot, but Fernando Abar slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Pete Luchin made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Fernando Abar sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Pete Luchin managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Bolivia's Fernando Abar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fernando Abar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Pete Luchin 19 minutes into the match. Fernando Abar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernando Abar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pete Luchin. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakob Högman in the 31st minute of play. Fernando Abar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Pete Luchin 31 minutes into the match. Zaeta Roja's Pete Luchin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Zaeta Roja from getting a goal against them. Bolivia were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Zaeta Roja's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arano Abendano took the corner. Pete Luchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Centurión in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Zaeta Roja's Leandro Daunte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Barovero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. With a little luck, Zaeta Roja's Pete Luchin got control of the ball when Fernando Abar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pete Luchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Centurión, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Alessandro Valle made the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Daunte in the 52nd minute of play. Zaeta Roja's Pete Luchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Abar in the 53rd minute of play. Bolivia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arano Abendano in the 54th minute. After 55 minutes, Filipo Abeita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bolivia and the Zaeta Roja players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Fernando Abar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pete Luchin was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 60thth minute of the game Fernando Abar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zaeta Roja's Pete Luchin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Zaeta Roja's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Abar came free, but Pete Luchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Zaeta Roja's zone, Fernando Abar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pete Luchin came out of the goal and Fernando Abar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bolivia made a substitution. Leonardo Astrada replaced Arano Abendano. In the 68th minute Jakob Högman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pete Luchin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Abar's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Pete Luchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Abar, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben Da Silva in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pete Luchin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Abar in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pete Luchin saved Zaeta Roja from getting behind. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Pete Luchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Abar in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Fernando Abar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bolivia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Pete Luchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Abar in the 87th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zaeta Roja! After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Fernando Abar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Abar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pete Luchin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jakob Högman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Marcelo Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bolivia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.