Challenge

ALFORNELOS ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 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. In the 2nd match minute, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fazıl Korkutalp to maneuver through the defense. After 4 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dário Veríssimo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dário Veríssimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dário Veríssimo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Lacasa spun around in front of the goal 17 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 20th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC got a freekick which was hit by Zeki Özgenc. Vinícius Junior sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dário Veríssimo came out of the goal in the 31st 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 0-2. 34 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Bóas Bolas came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bóas Bolas in the 40th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bóas Bolas in the 40th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinícius Junior got free with Thiago Pliego in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dário Veríssimo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

With a little luck, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Dário Veríssimo got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Frederico Salazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fazıl Korkutalp hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bóas Bolas in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 70 minutes, Bóas Bolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bóas Bolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Dário Veríssimo in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Mariano Lacasa 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinícius Junior in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Fazıl Korkutalp 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 Fazıl Korkutalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Zeki Özgenc kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 91st 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. In the 93rd minute, Zeki Özgenc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinícius Junior during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Chile players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.