Challenge

Arena Bulls
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Henrique Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrique Prata narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Tony Toscano hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Henrique Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Mariano Lacasa 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: 0-1. In the 21st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Grêmio Bulls were awarded a corner. Sebastião Tróia went to the cornerflag to take it. When Grêmio Bulls's Romulo Lehen in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrique Prata narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Henrique Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrique Prata was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Henrique Prata didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Romulo Lehen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Romulo Lehen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Wei Shu Gang sent off a good shot on target.

After 50 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Celso Furtado. In the 54thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio Bulls's Henrique Prata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henrique Prata having to make a save. If Rowen Doherty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grêmio Bulls made a substitution. Pedrão Prata replaced Romulo Lehen. In the 65th minute, Pedrão Prata left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, Grêmio Bulls's Henrique Prata got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Pedrão Prata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute of the match Sebastião Tróia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pliego showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ernesto Falcão might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ernesto Falcão ran back to his position shaking his head. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mauro Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 94th 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. Grêmio Bulls's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.