Challenge

B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Horaţiu Bacalbașa started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Artur Brudzisz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 6th minute, Horaţiu Bacalbașa made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 19 minutes into the match, Horaţiu Bacalbașa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Horaţiu Bacalbașa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Horaţiu Bacalbașa'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 22nd minute of play. Bacardi Black Bats were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hermenegildo Rebelo took the corner. The corner led Bacardi Black Bats's Hermenegildo Rebelo to a score. 3-2 in the 29th minute. The throw-in from Marcelito Silva in the 32nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Pedro Indiano. Artur Brudzisz 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 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 35th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 35th 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. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Brudzisz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Artur Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 39th minute of the match. If Pedro Indiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Bacardi Black Bats's Wojciech Grunwalski got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artur Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute of play. Horaţiu Bacalbașa kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Bacardi Black Bats getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Michal Parzysz hit a great ball. Michal Parzysz hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Bacalbașa's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Chile:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bacardi Black Bats:s goal. Mariano Lacasa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Artur Brudzisz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Bacardi Black Bats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Grunwalski to maneuver through the defense. Bacardi Black Bats made a substitution. Alexandre Mourinho replaced Yao Liang Ming. In the 89th minute, Wojciech Grunwalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chile's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 90th minute of the game, when Jose Manzanedo after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Bacardi Black Bats's goal. Jose Manzanedo was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Artur Brudzisz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 98th minute. The Bacardi Black Bats support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.