Challenge

Cola Fogosa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ger Branca started the match with the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Felix Garrido in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Charmander City's Ladislao Abad. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Reuters having to interfere. In the 10th minute Golo Dolar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pliego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronny Cromefeldt hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Golo Dolar in the 17th minute of the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Golo Dolar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Felix Garrido in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Charmander City's Ladislao Abad. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Charmander City's goalkeeper Tobias Reuters, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Charmander City's Golo Dolar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Reuters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Charmander City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Lacasa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tobias Reuters quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. It was a well-played corner which Golo Dolar managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great ball. With a little luck, Charmander City's Tobias Reuters got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tobias Reuters made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Casaus in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Tobias Reuters in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Golo Dolar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Charmander City made a substitution. Gaspar Odol replaced Golo Dolar. Charmander City's Cristobal Jurgi was substituted for Ger Branca. Charmander City made a substitution. Benigno Qwinton replaced Alfredo Toth. After 81 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miguel Tadzio who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 86 minutes, Gaspar Odol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charmander City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Odol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Chile's Felix Garrido got a free kick in the 88th minute. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gaspar Odol sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. In the 96th minute, one of Chile: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 Chile. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Charmander City. Cristobal Jurgi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thiago Pliego. 3-0. Chile's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.