Challenge

Río Grande
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. When Amado Ibar came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Tierra del Fuego FC 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 Amado Ibar couldn't finish the play. Natalio Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Manzanedo in the 7th minute of the match. Natalio Heli came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Natalio Heli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Natalio Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tierra del Fuego FC's Natalio Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 20th minute of play. When Enrique Urtats fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tierra del Fuego FC's protests and gave Enrique Urtats a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Urtats to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Pirmin in the 26th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Heli 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 28th minute. After 32 played minutes Tierra del Fuego FC got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Urtats. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Natalio Heli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute of play forced Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Natalio Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes Tierra del Fuego FC got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Dabi. Rodrigo Pirmin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Thiago Pliego skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natalio Heli having to make a save. Amado Ibar took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amado Ibar made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Urtats to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Natalio Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Francis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Tierra del Fuego FC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Amado Ibar 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Pirmin in the 64th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Natalio Heli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natalio Heli having to make a save. Tierra del Fuego FC's Saturnino Batista was substituted for Ciriaco Fidencio. 73 minutes into the match, Tierra del Fuego FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Natalio Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natalio Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd 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: 1-2. Tierra del Fuego FC's Conrado Florian was substituted for Enrique Urtats. In the 86th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Pozo to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Orlando Dabi in the 88th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Thiago Pliego's left hand side. Tierra del Fuego FC's Natalio Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 90th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Carballar during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Carballar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Iturri in the 95th minute of play.