Challenge

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora 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. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Lama read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Patora came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iwan Zieba kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Lama narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Lin Di, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alejandro Bullon hit a great ball. Marcos Lama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute He Lin Di 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. Marcos Lama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 29th minute of the match. Marcos Lama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 39th minute of the match. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. After 46 played minutes, Veth Crystals's Song Xing 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 Veth Crystals reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by He Lin Di during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by He Lin Di. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Veth Crystals from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute He Lin Di 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. With his leg Marcos Lama managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Chile's Mariano Lacasa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Lama made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Casaus in the 71st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Lama. That made the score 1-1 after 80 minutes of play. Veth Crystals made a substitution. Nedas Jameikis replaced Alejandro Bullon. Veth Crystals made a substitution. Sebastian Wierzchowski replaced He Lin Di. In the 86th minute, Mariano Lacasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Patora came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, Chile failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.