Challenge

Denbar Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Grigoris Katsafanas sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Ostoici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, BuanaRaya's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Cătălin Ostoici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigoris Katsafanas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Cătălin Ostoici 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 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayi Kusumah in the 23rd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Phillipe Portai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Grigoris Katsafanas sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute of the match BuanaRaya got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ayi Kusumah ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi managed to get in a good position for a shot. BuanaRaya's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cătălin Ostoici read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cătălin Ostoici was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 45th minute, BuanaRaya's Grigoris Katsafanas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ayi Kusumah was the one to do the kick off. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayi Kusumah, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Cătălin Ostoici made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Chile's Pedro Indiano got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Katsafanas 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. Grigoris Katsafanas took the ball and in the 60 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 2-1. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Ostoici was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BuanaRaya's Pepijn Hummel was substituted for Ayi Kusumah. BuanaRaya's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Suki Sapulette in the 67th minute. Suki Sapulette made a great header on BuanaRaya's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 68thth minute of the game Pepijn Hummel 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. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cătălin Ostoici read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meng Quan Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meng Quan Han in the 73rd minute of the match. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Katsafanas, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepijn Hummel in the 84th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Francisco Carballar got a free kick in the 84th minute. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Suki Sapulette was slow to take the kick. During this time BuanaRaya's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Suki Sapulette almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chile's Thiago Pliego did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Cătălin Ostoici in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a free kick in the 91st minute. Chile's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.