Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Filippo Falasca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Tatangelo in the 11th minute of play. Aurelio Della Rocca hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute Alvise Di Leonardo 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. The audience was convinced that Orlando Casaus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filippo Falasca was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Filippo Falasca in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. PowerHawKings's Filippo Falasca 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Della Rocca, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurelio Della Rocca went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 27th minute, Alan Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvise Di Leonardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Filippo Falasca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Di Leonardo in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, PowerHawKings's Alvise Di Leonardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Filippo Falasca firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filippo Falasca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th 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. The Chile players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PowerHawKings were winning 0-2.

In the 52nd minute, Alvise Di Leonardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filippo Falasca 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 54th minute. Filippo Falasca 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 57th minute. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Tatangelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Antonio Parikatev fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PowerHawKings's protests and gave Antonio Parikatev a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes PowerHawKings got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Parikatev. PowerHawKings made a substitution. Damiano Walcher replaced Aurelio Della Rocca. After a rather tough play, PowerHawKings's Antonio Parikatev got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 73rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filippo Falasca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Filippo Falasca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Filippo Falasca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Tatangelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Damiano Tatangelo took the ball and in the 81 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 0-3. When PowerHawKings's Damiano Tatangelo, in the 83rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for PowerHawKings. After 86 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filippo Falasca was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched PowerHawKings eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.