Challenge

Wanda Metropolitano
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. Atletico Kyperountas's Matias Ralondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 6th minute of play. Matias Ralondo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 16thth minute of the game Ryszard Bronicki 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. When Atletico Kyperountas's Ryszard Bronicki in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryszard Bronicki in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 21st 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. Ryszard Bronicki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Bronicki in the 25th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Ryszard Bronicki took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Thiago Pliego to make any attempt to save it. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Matias Ralondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of the match. After having played for 39 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ryszard Bronicki made a kick off. Matias Ralondo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Matias Ralondo however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. Atletico Kyperountas made a substitution. Enrico Knecht replaced Dayan Manchenko. Francisco Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Bronicki in the 57th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Bronicki in the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Matias Ralondo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Ralondo having to interfere. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sharma Dorado was slow to take the kick. During this time Atletico Kyperountas's players had a chance to rest. Atletico Kyperountas's Matias Ralondo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Kyperountas from getting a goal against them. Atletico Kyperountas's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Orlando Casaus scored to the left of an out of position Matias Ralondo, making the score, 1-2. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Kyperountas's Jan Wyrzykowski. But to his dismay, Jan Wyrzykowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Ryszard Bronicki struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Kyperountas. In the 92nd minute Ryszard Bronicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pliego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Wyrzykowski went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Chile's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Atletico Kyperountas had won, even though Chile had held more of the ball.