Challenge

GG Sports Ground
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Veniamin Hvoinskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 6th minute of play. Stepan Scherbatov kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chile's Pedro Indiano got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute Esteban Gentza 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. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Ernest Chastuhin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernest Chastuhin in the 13th minute. After 20 played minutes AS TRIGGER got a freekick which was hit by Nicolae Chira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute of play forced AS TRIGGER's goalkeeper Veniamin Hvoinskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernest Chastuhin in the 33rd minute. With his leg Thiago Pliego managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when AS TRIGGER's Ernest Chastuhin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 36th minute, Esteban Gentza fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A collision led to AS TRIGGER getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Britton Grieve hit a great ball. When the match had been going on for 39 minutes Mariano Lacasa shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Veniamin Hvoinskiy when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. In the 45th 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: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esteban Gentza to make the kick off. If Xavier Figueroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Gentza came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Gentza in the 57th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Veniamin Hvoinskiy made a huge save. 61 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Gentza came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veniamin Hvoinskiy made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. If Ernest Chastuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veniamin Hvoinskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, AS TRIGGER's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Veniamin Hvoinskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stepan Scherbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, AS TRIGGER's Veniamin Hvoinskiy got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Chile's Alan Tamayo got a free kick in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Esteban Gentza managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS TRIGGER's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteban Gentza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, AS TRIGGER's Britton Grieve got a free kick in the 81st minute. Esteban Gentza took the ball and in the 83 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 1-2. Stepan Scherbatov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 93rd minute of play forced AS TRIGGER's goalkeeper Veniamin Hvoinskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Codrin Zamfira kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.