Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardino Ipar kicked off to start the match. Sacit Onursoy kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacek Krzynowek who took care of the corner kick. Martin Alexa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Alexa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 13th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aabel Aibast got free with Thiago Pliego in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jacek Krzynowek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute of play forced TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 30th minute of play forced TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Pozo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Jacek Krzynowek, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Robert Baita kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Ipar in the 52nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacek Krzynowek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariano Lacasa in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Alexa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 58th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Alexa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacek Krzynowek in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 60th minute, which Martin Alexa however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Ipar in the 82nd minute of play. Martin Alexa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Bernardino Ipar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.