Challenge

Venas Abiertas
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beto Almada started the match with the kick off. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Rodriguez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ernesto Guevara SyD's goalkeeper Enzo Rodriguez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Enzo Rodriguez 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 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Beto Almada made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 17th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Almada in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcos Tirso who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Marcos Tirso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard shot 27 in the game by Pascual Bernat from a close distance when the talented Thiago Pliego managed to make a qualified save. Chile's players were relieved. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enzo Rodriguez. Enzo Rodriguez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Ernesto Guevara SyD's Pascual Bernat. But to his dismay, Pascual Bernat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Enzo Rodriguez 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 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ernesto Guevara SyD's goalkeeper Enzo Rodriguez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Enzo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Enzo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Pascual Bernat 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. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Bernat in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ernesto Guevara SyD's Maximo Geofredo got a free kick in the 54th minute. Maximo Geofredo hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enzo Rodriguez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Richie in the 65th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascual Bernat's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Enzo Rodriguez made a huge save. With a little luck, Ernesto Guevara SyD's Enzo Rodriguez got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pascual Bernat in the 75th 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Enzo Rodriguez in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Ernesto Guevara SyD fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Ernesto Guevara SyD's Lionel Richie looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Maximiliano Ortiz put in a rough tackle. Maximo Geofredo made in the 89th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lionel Richie. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ernesto Guevara SyD's goalkeeper Enzo Rodriguez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo Rodriguez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Guillermo Fontirroig kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ernesto Guevara SyD were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chile for a fine match.