Challenge

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lu Xing Song started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 3rd minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Umberto Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Umberto Cunha 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 7th minute. Gerardo Pozo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute Gilberto Soeiro managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Umberto Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Umberto Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes in the game Chupan Mangas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hílton Albuquerque. Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Qiao Ang Le cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lu Xing Song's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thiago Pliego firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 41st minute, Chupan Mangas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd 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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Orlando Casaus managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Umberto Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 55th minute. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Umberto Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. In the 61st minute Lu Xing Song 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. Hílton Albuquerque hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Pégasus F. C. made a substitution. Jules Gangloff replaced Hílton Albuquerque. The supporters of Chile booed when Pégasus F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hílton Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Umberto Cunha came out and tried to block the shot, but Mariano Lacasa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 70th minute. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Umberto Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 84 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Umberto Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiao Ang Le hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, Kurt Groll cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th match minute, Pégasus F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chupan Mangas to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.