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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Christoforos Manousopoulos started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Chile booed when NIKE Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Lin didn't get a good kick on the ball. NIKE Academy's Ola Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 6th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoforos Manousopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Ola Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christoforos Manousopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ola Wall was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ola Wall came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After having played for 23 minutes, Orlando Casaus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Casaus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ola Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Christoforos Manousopoulos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pliego. The goal made the score 1-2. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Orlando Casaus hit a great ball. Christoforos Manousopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 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. Christoforos Manousopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christoforos Manousopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 59th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Lu Lin put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Lägdin in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute Oskar Lägdin 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. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ola Wall read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NIKE Academy's Blagojče Michalashvili was substituted for Marcus-Vinícius Franceschini. NIKE Academy's Oleg Mamaev was substituted for Robert Mühren. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Oleg Mamaev struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NIKE Academy. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Mamaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Chile players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.