Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filipe Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexander Manninger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Filipe Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 8 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alexander Manninger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play,  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Kaká Senna got a free kick in the 14th minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexander Manninger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Alexander Manninger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 19th minute of the match. Alexander Manninger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Casaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. Filipe Silva took the ball and in the 55 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. Alexander Manninger made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. When Filipe Silva came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United 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 Filipe Silva couldn't finish the play. Stuart Legzdins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Farmer in the 71st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United made a substitution. Rupert Brooks replaced Stuart Legzdins. In the 73rd minute  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United were awarded a corner. Danny Farmer went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Bento Aleixo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 77 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Rupert Brooks came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rupert Brooks in the 78th minute of play. Francisco Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Filipe Silva 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United from getting a goal against them. There was no doubt that  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United were the better team.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.