Challenge

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Damian Paraszczuk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Marcin Trzaskoma sent off a good shot on target. 鲁明博 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 7th minute. Piti Hidalgo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Mariano Lacasa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 鲁明博 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of play forced 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 鲁明博 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but 鲁明博 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Psotka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Tadeusz Psotka rounded Chile's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. After some careless play in the 【№1】Galactic Empire defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 鲁明博. The 【№1】Galactic Empire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 鲁明博 should have stopped the shot. After 33 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. 鲁明博 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Damian Paraszczuk in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thiago Pliego, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 47th minute of the game, 严然诚 landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Pedro Indiano charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Indiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 48 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Indiano. Damian Paraszczuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 49th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 鲁明博. 【№1】Galactic Empire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 鲁明博. 鲁明博 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 59 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 鲁明博 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xavier Figueroa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th minute, Damian Paraszczuk made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 鲁明博 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeusz Psotka in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Damian Paraszczuk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Chile's Pedro Indiano got a free kick in the 87th minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Paraszczuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Damian Paraszczuk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. When Damian Paraszczuk came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the 【№1】Galactic Empire 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 Damian Paraszczuk couldn't finish the play. Chile played a much better game than 【№1】Galactic Empire and deserved their victory. The 【№1】Galactic Empire players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.