Challenge

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jairo Montes got the match started through his kick off. Jairo Montes in the 3rdth 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. After 5 minutes of play, Chile's Orlando Casaus made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgio March was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Santiago Nafría hit a great ball. Jairo Montes hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Giorgio March 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 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Chile's Francisco Carballar got a free kick in the 26th minute. Jairo Montes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 32 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgio March was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the game, Chile's Orlando Casaus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgio March made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 40 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Giorgio March in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, Alan Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Victor Unesson hit a great ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvar Llinares replaced Manuel Lopez de Toro. Victor Unesson hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see Chile's Jose Manzanedo in action when he in the 64th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Chile 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Indar Albizua replaced Jairo Montes. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Lu Fan Xi was substituted for Bonifacio Abascal. Chile's Alan Tamayo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Montay Pena in the 70 minute of the game. In the 79thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Giorgio March despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indar Albizua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Giorgio March made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chile walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.