Challenge

Fernando Redondo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Pacho took the kick off in the first half of the match. Felix Garrido made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Juguemos con el 5's Segundo Fix. The supporters of Chile booed when Juguemos con el 5 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Solecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Erling Håland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Juguemos con el 5's Leandro Pacho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Juguemos con el 5's Erling Håland ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. If Erling Håland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 13 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erling Håland. 19 minutes into the match, Erling Håland notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Urki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salvador Urki. Juguemos con el 5's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. If Erling Håland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Pacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Erling Håland tried to sneak it across the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Christian Günther got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Marciano Cristofol fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juguemos con el 5's protests and gave Marciano Cristofol a yellow card for diving instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. The throw-in from Felix Garrido in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Juguemos con el 5's Segundo Fix. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute of play forced Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salvador Urki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salvador Urki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Chile booed when Juguemos con el 5 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Olando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juguemos con el 5's Jorge Ekaitz was substituted for Erling Håland. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Lacasa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Salvador Urki. That made the score 4-2 in the 75 minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 80 minutes, Jorge Ekaitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juguemos con el 5's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Ekaitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Ekaitz went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. In the 88th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Salvador Urki. Juguemos con el 5's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. 91 minutes into the game, Juguemos con el 5's Jorge Ekaitz 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, 6-3. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 96 minutes, Jorge Ekaitz made it 7-3 with a short kick to the right side. Chile's Thiago Pliego tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Juguemos con el 5 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chile for a fine match.