Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the International Thunders defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thorsten Ternes. The International Thunders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thorsten Ternes should have stopped the shot. In the 7th minute Rodrigo Ferdinand 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. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind International Thunders's goalkeeper Thorsten Ternes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nichifor Borăscu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thorsten Ternes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thorsten Ternes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 20th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thorsten Ternes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Carlo Gerick was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, one of International Thunders:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thorsten Ternes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Chile's Mariano Lacasa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thorsten Ternes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 37 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thorsten Ternes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos in the 40th minute of play. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Tibor Bäuschlein hit a great ball. In the 49th minute Loukianos Staikos 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 away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loukianos Staikos to strike the kick off in the second half. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 55th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Thorsten Ternes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 57th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Loukianos Staikos in the 58th 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. 61 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Thorsten Ternes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thorsten Ternes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guillermo Fontirroig went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind International Thunders's goalkeeper Thorsten Ternes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thorsten Ternes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves 冯亦思 could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Thiago Pliego however easily saved by the left post. In the 76th minute of the match International Thunders 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. Tibor Bäuschlein ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tibor Bäuschlein almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chile's Thiago Pliego did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 78th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. International Thunders made a substitution. Percival Costa replaced Loukianos Staikos. International Thunders's Nichifor Borăscu 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. In the 92nd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Casaus to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thorsten Ternes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thorsten Ternes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 96th minute of play. Chile's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.