Challenge

Joaquin F. A Delgado
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. Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bayezit Tecik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bayezit Tecik saved COSQUIN SFC from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, Lucas Beltrán notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Lucas Beltrán could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 14th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayezit Tecik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Bayezit Tecik. COSQUIN SFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Beltrán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 22nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. COSQUIN SFC's Bayezit Tecik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 30th minute of play. Bayezit Tecik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Casaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Chile's attentive Pedro Indiano managed to snatch the ball when Enis Behiç Gülle made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Everardo Abella made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Beltrán was the one to do the kick off. Lucas Beltrán recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute Everardo Abella 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. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Enis Behiç Gülle hit a great ball. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Raul Ospin hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in COSQUIN SFC's zone, Guillermo Fontirroig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bayezit Tecik came out of the goal and Guillermo Fontirroig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After taking down the ball on COSQUIN SFC's corner Iker Unax fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. In the 73rd minute Lucas Beltrán 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. In the 77th minute of the match Chile got a corner. COSQUIN SFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Bayezit Tecik despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Mariano Lacasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 85 played minutes, COSQUIN SFC's Fabricio Angileri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thiago Pliego came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in COSQUIN SFC reached it. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bayezit Tecik. Bayezit Tecik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Rumaldo in the 93rd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Beltrán came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. COSQUIN SFC had won after a very even match.