Challenge

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gong Yang started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Francisco Carballar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chile's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kukova the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregório Pimentel in the 5th minute. With his leg Thiago Pliego managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when FC Kukova's Blas Soter fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gregório Pimentel was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kukova's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC Kukova's Gong Yang to a score. 1-0 in the 10th minute. Blas Soter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Casaus in the 19th minute of the match. After 22 minutes of play, FC Kukova's Gong Yang made it 2-0 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! A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Zhu Zhen Lin hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Gong Yang 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. Xosepin Jaramillo struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kukova. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of the match. Róbert Behúň took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Gong Yang sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Orlando Casaus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Róbert Behúň made a huge save. When FC Kukova's Gong Yang in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. In the 53rdth minute of the game Gong Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlando Casaus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Róbert Behúň having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Xosepin Jaramillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gong Yang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When FC Kukova's Gong Yang in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gong Yang in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gong Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Róbert Behúň made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 minutes FC Kukova's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Alan Tamayo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň did a great save. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Kukova's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.