Challenge

Arena 999
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ruben Wilza 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 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 16th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Liverpool Fans's Vinicio Chan got a free kick in the 17th minute. A collision led to Liverpool Fans getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Otto Stenkvist hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orlando Casaus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Wilza having to interfere. Liverpool Fans's Ruben Wilza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 27th minute of play. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 28th minute. In the 29th match minute, Liverpool Fans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Stenkvist to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Liverpool Fans's Thiago Pliego threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Velichko Rakadzhiev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Liverpool Fans's Otto Stenkvist got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play forced Liverpool Fans's goalkeeper Ruben Wilza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruben Wilza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velichko Rakadzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Velichko Rakadzhiev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 51st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 52nd minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Terra in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Liverpool Fans were awarded a corner. Legimin Sagala went to the cornerflag to take it. 57 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Wilza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 60th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Ruben Wilza in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 66th minute of the match. Ruben Wilza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 68th minute. In the 72nd 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: 0-1. In the 75th minute Velichko Rakadzhiev 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 Chile getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gerardo Pozo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velichko Rakadzhiev in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute of play forced Liverpool Fans's goalkeeper Ruben Wilza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Legimin Sagala hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Liverpool Fans supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.