Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu 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. In the 3rd minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robertas Sabaitis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algitas Girkantas in the 12th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Absoliut from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virginijus Balčaitis in the 17th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. In the 27th minute of the match Absoliut 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. Algitas Dubauskas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Absoliut's Algitas Dubauskas to fire away a dangerous shot which Thiago Pliego despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 28th minute of the match, Orlando Casaus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robertas Sabaitis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virginijus Balčaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Robertas Sabaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robertas Sabaitis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virginijus Balčaitis in the 38th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tautvydas Eidintas made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Alan Tamayo. In the 43rd minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute, Mariano Lacasa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Robertas Sabaitis, passed just outside the right post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu 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. 54 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robertas Sabaitis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 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 58th minute. In the 60th minute Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu 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 thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu got free with Thiago Pliego in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Absoliut's Jerzy Frankowski was substituted for Jonathan Chap. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Algitas Dubauskas was slow to take the kick. During this time Absoliut's players had a chance to rest. Algitas Dubauskas made a great header on Absoliut's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. Virginijus Balčaitis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Virginijus Balčaitis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Absoliut's Cui Qing was substituted for Tautvydas Eidintas. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robertas Sabaitis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 78th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robertas Sabaitis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis. Robertas Sabaitis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robertas Sabaitis having to make a save. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu came free and shot a quick shot against goal 88 minutes in the game, fortunately Thiago Pliego had problems saving as it came toward the left post. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Algitas Dubauskas was slow to take the kick. During this time Absoliut's players had a chance to rest. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Chile supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Absoliut's performance. The match ended with a win for Absoliut.