Challenge

Cacciola
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. Octavian Humă hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Cacciola's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Eugenio Bartolomucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eugenio Bartolomucci having to make a save. Cacciola's Eugenio Bartolomucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 13th minute of play. Eugenio Bartolomucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Frabetti in the 16th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cacciola's Armando Toppi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thiago Pliego. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Toppi in the 25th minute. In the 26th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Lacasa to maneuver through the defense. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Bartolomucci was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 37 minutes into the match, Cacciola's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Eugenio Bartolomucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Bartolomucci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Hernando, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 46 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Toppi. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Federico Frabetti made a kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Cacciola's Nunez Hernando made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Eugenio Bartolomucci made a huge save. Eugenio Bartolomucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cacciola's goalkeeper Eugenio Bartolomucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Orlando Casaus could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Eugenio Bartolomucci however easily saved by the left post. Eugenio Bartolomucci made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Chile were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Cacciola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Hernando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Cacciola defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugenio Bartolomucci. The Cacciola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugenio Bartolomucci should have stopped the shot. It was beautiful to see Cacciola's Dario Marziali in action when he in the 90th 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! If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cacciola fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chile had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.