Challenge

B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Horaţiu Bacalbașa started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Horaţiu Bacalbașa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bacardi Black Bats and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Bacardi Black Bats got a freekick which was hit by Horaţiu Bacalbașa. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artur Brudzisz 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 9th minute. Horaţiu Bacalbașa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent off a good shot on target. Artur Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of the match. Artur Brudzisz 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 26th minute. In the 33rd minute, Bacardi Black Bats's Horaţiu Bacalbașa 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. 1-0. When Horaţiu Bacalbașa came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Bacardi Black Bats 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 Horaţiu Bacalbașa couldn't finish the play. Artur Brudzisz 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 38th minute. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Brudzisz having to make a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Bacardi Black Bats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Afonso to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Horaţiu Bacalbașa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacardi Black Bats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Artur Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 62nd minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Brudzisz having to interfere. Artur Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 69th minute of the match. Bacardi Black Bats made a substitution. Cristóvão França replaced Yao Liang Ming. Moisés Queiroga scored 4-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thiago Pliego, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 87 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Brudzisz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Queiroga in the 93rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bacardi Black Bats had won after a very even match.