Challenge

DRV PNK Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Inter Miami CF's Teo Pacorro. Teo Pacorro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Enzo Iago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Enzo Iago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Teo Pacorro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Blas Urtungo. The audience was convinced that Blas Urtungo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Teo Pacorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blas Urtungo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Teo Pacorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 31st minute of the match. Blas Urtungos short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Thiago Pliego to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Enzo Iago kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Inter Miami CF getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Juan Raúl Riquelme hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Teo Pacorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Pozo to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute of the match, Blas Urtungo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thiago Pliego saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blas Urtungo to make the kick off. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Urtungo in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Teo Pacorro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Teo Pacorro made a huge save. With a little luck, Inter Miami CF's Teo Pacorro got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. 63 minutes into the game, Danilo Illart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inter Miami CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chile the free kick. Danilo Illart kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Urtungo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute Blas Urtungo 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. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amado Muc in the 79th minute of play. Juan Raúl Riquelme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo Pacorro made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teo Pacorro firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Teo Pacorro in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teo Pacorro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Inter Miami CF's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Pacorro came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.