Challenge

Paulistano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mariano Lacasa got the match started through his kick off. Jose Manzanedo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Ronaldo Simãos short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Thiago Pliego to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 7th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Ronaldo Simão 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Loïc Le Meur managed to get in a good position for a shot. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters rose to their feet, but Loïc Le Meur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 18th minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Ronaldo Simão sent off a good shot on target. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play. After 26 played minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Ronaldo Simão stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Thiago Pliego stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Chile of the goal. Arlindo Rossi 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 36th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Rossi. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 40th minute Gong Zhan Chen 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. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa scored 1-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arlindo Rossi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Simão got free with Thiago Pliego in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 47th match minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráusio Laguna to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gong Zhan Chen to strike the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 53rd minute of play. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Gong Zhan Chen 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Chile were furious when Francisco Carballar was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 65 minutes into the game, one of Chile:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Gong Zhan Chen 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. In the 74th minute └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ were awarded a corner. Nestor Batista went to the cornerflag to take it. Ronaldo Simão struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillermo Fontirroig got free with Arlindo Rossi in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nestor Batista's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nestor Batista helped the player get up and apologised. Nestor Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.