Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Hamburg Fighters's Dinu Bocu 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Bocu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Gianni Balla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hamburg Fighters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute Gianni Balla 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. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinu Bocu in the 17th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Mariano Lacasa sped through Hamburg Fighters's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pavlos Konstantakakis. After 23 played minutes Hamburg Fighters got a freekick which was hit by Enrico Piccirilli. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pavlos Konstantakakis. Pavlos Konstantakakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Pavlos Konstantakakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 37th minute. With a little luck, Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dinu Bocu struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hamburg Fighters.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. After 56 played minutes, Chile's Mariano Lacasa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chile reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brandon Rick in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. In the 61st minute Dinu Bocu 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. Chile's Orlando Casaus got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Pavlos Konstantakakis. Hamburg Fighters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 69 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Pavlos Konstantakakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Bocu in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Francisco Carballar got a free kick in the 73rd minute. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pavlos Konstantakakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Gianni Balla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gianni Balla really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. The supporters of Chile booed when Hamburg Fighters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gianluca Balla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thiago Pliego was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gianluca Balla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 82 minute of play. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brandon Rick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute, Gianni Balla reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pliego. The goal made the score 3-4. Hamburg Fighters's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.