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Match Report
Polideportivo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Darryl Buckner took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victoriano Bernaldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Santo Libertad kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thiago Pliego. That made the score 1-1 in the 9 minute of play. Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 13th minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darryl Buckner in the 16th minute of play. After 17 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Cerritos who took care of the corner kick. Claudio Cerritos made a great header on Dep Colonia Avellaneda's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dep Colonia Avellaneda'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. In the 27th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The supporters of Dep Colonia Avellaneda booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Fontirroig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victoriano Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Rosa in the 37th minute of play. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of play. After the first half Chile were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Victoriano Bernaldo in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chile's Mariano Lacasa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 55 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicanor Izel got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mariano Silbestre. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Li in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victoriano Bernaldo having to make a save. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leopoldo Rosa went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darryl Buckner, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Darryl Buckner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dep Colonia Avellaneda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Victoriano Bernaldo made a huge save. In the 81st match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darryl Buckner in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. 85 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo 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. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Darryl Buckner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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