Challenge

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Benigno Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Casaus in the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benigno Manilan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 8 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benigno Manilan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sarmiento de Resistencia's Benigno Manilan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florencio Aureo during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Florencio Aureo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodolfo Mambru hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Guillermo Fontirroig might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benigno Manilan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guillermo Fontirroig ran back to his position shaking his head. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Felix Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match Mariano Lacasa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benigno Manilan skillfully saved the ball. In the 28th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Pedro Indiano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benigno Manilan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A well-hit corner resulted in Pedro Indiano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benigno Manilan having to make a save. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Benigno Manilan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Elazar in the 40th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Benigno Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Siro Elazar made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Benigno Manilan. Sarmiento de Resistencia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Benigno Manilan in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Florencio Aureo got a free kick in the 59th minute. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-5 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benigno Manilan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Benigno Manilan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benigno Manilan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Xavier Figueroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a free kick in the 77th minute. Mariano Lacasa made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 80thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Benigno Manilan would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Sarmiento de Resistencia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Mariano Lacasa scored to the left of an out of position Benigno Manilan, making the score, 0-7. In the 88th play minute Mariano Lacasa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Benigno Manilan. 0-8. Benigno Manilan made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Benigno Manilan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Benigno Manilan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benigno Manilan. That made the score 0-9 after 96 minutes of play. Chile's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.