Challenge

OAF Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Real Kikkabu's Alessandro Barillari 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. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Tesone in the 9th minute of the match. Real Kikkabu's Cristiano Lancia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 17th minute of play. Alessandro Barillari's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Thiago Pliego skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 23rd minute of the match Real Kikkabu got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filippo Del Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 33rd minute of the match Chile got a corner. Real Kikkabu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Real Kikkabu's goalie and right to Guillermo Fontirroig. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Real Kikkabu's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Ceci in the 35th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filippo Del Grosso was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Kikkabu's players had a chance to rest. Real Kikkabu's Filippo Del Grosso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thiago Pliego in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Real Kikkabu's Alessandro Barillari in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 39 in the game by Biagio Fortunato from a close distance when the talented Thiago Pliego managed to make a qualified save. Chile's players were relieved. A collision led to Real Kikkabu getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Fabiano Bucci hit a great ball. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Ceci in the 45th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Barillari. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. Cristiano Lancia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristiano Lancia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Barillari in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cristiano Lancia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Barillari in the 71st minute of the match. Real Kikkabu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filippo Del Grosso in the 73rd minute. Filippo Del Grosso made a great header on Real Kikkabu's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 76th minute Cristoforo Ceci 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Barillari in the 80th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Barillari in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Kikkabu's goalkeeper Cristiano Lancia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Fortunato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Lancia having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Alessandro Barillari put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Real Kikkabu players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.