Challenge

Dunamis Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucjan Sowa got the match started through his kick off. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elar Quero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ezequiel Fliz. Chile were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Dunamis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. After taking down the ball on Chile's corner Mariano Lacasa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elar Quero quite easily take care of the ball. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Sowa in the 25th minute of play. Lucjan Sowa might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucjan Sowa ran back to his position shaking his head. Dunamis's Elar Quero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucjan Sowa got free with Thiago Pliego in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Alan Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dunamis's Elar Quero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariano Lacasa to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Dunamis defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elar Quero. The Dunamis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elar Quero should have stopped the shot. The referee gave Chile a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mariano Lacasa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dunamis's Elar Quero. 0-3. Dunamis's Elmas Loco was substituted for Ezequiel Fliz. Dunamis's Nicanor Erramun was substituted for Zhuo Fei Liang. After 61 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elar Quero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Elar Quero to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dunamis's Elar Quero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Dunamis from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmas Loco in the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute of the match Mariano Lacasa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elar Quero skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dom Mingo in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elar Quero came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 81 minutes into the match, Dunamis's goalkeeper Elar Quero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. 85 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elar Quero. Dunamis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elar Quero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elar Quero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 99th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elar Quero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Chile's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.