Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erwin Jadamowitz got the match started through his kick off. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liu Xing Qiang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Lacasa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Liu Xing Qiang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Jadamowitz in the 10th minute of the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Serafim Malta came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 12th minute of play. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Francesco Coscia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francesco Coscia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Chile's Alan Tamayo got a free kick in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Francesco Coscia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Xing Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Liu Xing Qiang having to make a save. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Erwin Jadamowitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erwin Jadamowitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Liu Xing Qiang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Malta to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liu Xing Qiang should have stopped the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liu Xing Qiang was left in no man's land by his defense there! 55 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. After 57 minutes of play, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Francesco Coscia made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erwin Jadamowitz in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin Jadamowitz in the 71st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Liu Xing Qiang however easily saved by the left post. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Liu Xing Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Fontirroig came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Liu Xing Qiang could save by the left post. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Francesco Coscia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Didier Skarsø was substituted for Erwin Jadamowitz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Coscia in the 88th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC had won after a very even match.