Challenge

Carlos S. Bilardo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bona Dios came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anacleto Soin's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bona Dios, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Jose Manzanedo threw the ball into play from the sideline. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Juan Manuel Díaz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's attentive Salvador Polentzi managed to snatch the ball when Jose Manzanedo made a throw-in in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Soin came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Soin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Soin in the 21st minute of play. When Anacleto Soin, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 21 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Thiago Pliego was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Bona Dios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salvador Polentzi hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 34 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Robert Plant. The supporters of Chile booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Justus didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 38th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalkeeper Bona Dios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anacleto Soin in the 41st minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bona Dios read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match Chile got a corner. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Mariano Lacasa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 61st minute, Francisco Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Justus in the 62nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Julián Camino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Indiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bona Dios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bona Dios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Bona Dios despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Garrido made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Godofredo Natanael. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 83rd minute. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Fernández in the 84th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Julián Camino. But to his dismay, Julián Camino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bona Dios came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Garrido made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Godofredo Natanael. In the 93rd minute, Felix Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaston Fernández fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Chile were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.