Challenge

GAJ Kočevje
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. Jákó Myroforidis 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 6th minute. In the 12th minute, Vili Aćimović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vili Aćimović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. 21 minutes into the game, Burns Willding recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego. Burns Willding showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Jákó Myroforidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jákó Myroforidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 26th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Burns Willding capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Burns Willding really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. A sloppy throw-in by Ferdo Arnšek in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Chile's Pedro Indiano. 36 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Burns Willding came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdo Arnšek made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vili Aćimović however managed to control. Vili Aćimović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jákó Myroforidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Francisco Carballar got a free kick in the 44th minute. A hard shot by Janis Pulver from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Thiago Pliego's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Vili Aćimović made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Burns Willding came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jákó Myroforidis 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 65th minute. Ferdo Arnšek hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vili Aćimović in the 77th minute of play. With a little luck, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Jákó Myroforidis got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Janis Pulver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jákó Myroforidis having to make a save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burns Willding in the 93rd minute of the match. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.