Challenge

BERNABEU ALONSO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enis Dersu got the match started through his kick off. DONPATO's Enis Dersu got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enis Dersu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Desiderio Hitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alkan Soysaltürk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkan Soysaltürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alkan Soysaltürk having to make a save. Manuel Cordarin hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Chile's Jose Manzanedo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gaudencio Ugaitz in the 23 minute of the game. Alkan Soysaltürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Manuel Cordarin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enis Dersu in the 27th minute of play. When Guillermo Fontirroig came up free with the goalie in the 29th 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 Guillermo Fontirroig couldn't finish the play. In the 31st match minute, DONPATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Martínez Quarta to maneuver through the defense. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alkan Soysaltürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by DONPATO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Alkan Soysaltürk despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. DONPATO's Alkan Soysaltürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alkan Soysaltürk. DONPATO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 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.

In the 53rd minute, Orlando Casaus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alkan Soysaltürk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 59thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DONPATO's Alkan Soysaltürk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 60th minute. DONPATO's Benedito de Sousa was substituted for Enis Dersu. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedito de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkan Soysaltürk made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Francisco Carballar sent off a good shot on target. Alkan Soysaltürk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Carballar's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The audience was convinced that Benedito de Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. DONPATO's Jairo Francesco was substituted for Lambis Tsekouras. After 75 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timoteo Dalmau who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Timoteo Dalmau almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chile's Thiago Pliego did a great save. Alkan Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the game, DONPATO's Benedito de Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. With an all-out effort, Chile's Alkan Soysaltürk threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orlando Casaus, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute. Alkan Soysaltürk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xavier Figueroa went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito de Sousa in the 90th minute of play. Alkan Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Manuel Cordarin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.