Challenge

Jhonny Ortigoza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Agustín Rossi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Bruno Capello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Felix Garrido in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Los Trip's Edelmiro Neto. Bruno Capello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Bruno Capello took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Bruno Capello took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Thiago Pliego to make any attempt to save it. In the 27th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustín Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustín Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Fontirroig in the 30th minute of the match. Agustín Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 31st minute of play. Los Trip's Agustín Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustín Rossi. Los Trip's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Felix Garrido made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Los Trip's Edelmiro Neto. After 42 minutes of play, Los Trip's Bruno Capello made it 3-1 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! Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agustín Rossi having to make a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Felix Garrido hit a great ball. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Capello in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Trip's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Los Trip's Agustín Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Los Trip from getting a goal against them. Mariano Lacasa kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 58thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Los Trip's keeper Agustín Rossi was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. With a little luck, Los Trip's Agustín Rossi got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Garrido made in the 65th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Los Trip's Edelmiro Neto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 66th minute of play forced Los Trip's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustín Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Capello in the 75th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th match minute, Los Trip was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Neto to maneuver through the defense. Los Trip's Luís Fernando Calderón De La Barca was substituted for Bruno Capello. Edelmiro Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Calderón De La Barca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Trip's attentive Edelmiro Neto managed to snatch the ball when Felix Garrido made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. When Luís Fernando Calderón De La Barca came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Los Trip fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís Fernando Calderón De La Barca couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Luís Fernando Calderón De La Barca notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Los Trip were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chile for a fine match.