Challenge

Carminati
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Saverio Giro made the kick off which started today's match. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolas Satordi in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 7th minute of play forced Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's goalkeeper Rudolf Meulman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Nicolas Satordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Giro in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hilario Muc who took care of the corner kick. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Nicolas Satordi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicolas Satordi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 25th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. Carmelo Gorka got a throw-in 34 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arjen Robben. In the 35th minute, Carmelo Gorka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Saverio Giro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thiago Pliego. That made the score 2-0 in the 37 minute of play. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of play. Rudolf Meulman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saverio Giro. In the 48th minute Olimpo de Bahia Blanca were awarded a corner. Hilario Muc went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's corner Hilario Muc fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Arjen Robben came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Meulman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the game Carmelo Gorka made a throw-in which Arjen Robben played forward. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's goalkeeper Rudolf Meulman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 65 played minutes, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Hilario Muc 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 Olimpo de Bahia Blanca reached it. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Olimpo de Bahia Blanca from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilario Muc in the 71st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Nicolas Satordi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Satordi in the 78th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Rudolf Meulman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Saverio Giro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca had won after a very even match.