Challenge

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 2nd minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Charlie Frisk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chile's Pedro Indiano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute AKÇEŞMESPOR were awarded a corner. Berto Monta went to the cornerflag to take it. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Friedrich Nietzsche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Friedrich Nietzsche sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. 21 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by AKÇEŞMESPOR'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. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Mariano Lacasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel did a great save. Meriç Özsen in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thiago Pliego, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 44 minutes, Guillermo Fontirroig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chile and the AKÇEŞMESPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Meriç Özsen made a kick off. Mariano Lacasa scored 2-2 in the 50th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cláudio Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Friedrich Nietzsche sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Friedrich Nietzsche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Cláudio Taffarel made a huge save. In the 68th 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: 3-3. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. If Deivid De Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Aydın Yetik was substituted for Vitaliy Grischenko. 84 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Mehmet Hakkı Suhan 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. 90 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Friedrich Nietzsche in the 94th 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 Cláudio Taffarel in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.