Challenge

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 2nd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arrigo Talone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of LEBEG Team:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chile:s goal. Arrigo Talone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arrigo Talone came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Orlando Casaus. But to his dismay, Orlando Casaus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 24 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arrigo Talone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arrigo Talone read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arrigo Talone was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Arrigo Talone 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 31st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arrigo Talone saved LEBEG Team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a free kick in the 34th minute. Arrigo Talone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, LEBEG Team's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Arrigo Talone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute of the match Pedro Indiano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arrigo Talone skillfully saved the ball. Amedeo Di Vincenzo charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amedeo Di Vincenzo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Amedeo Di Vincenzo got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anthony Tonon to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, LEBEG Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amedeo Di Vincenzo to maneuver through the defense. Arrigo Talone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 55th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arrigo Talone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 65 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Achille Di Cesare came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arrigo Talone was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Lacasa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 68 minute of play. LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save LEBEG Team from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Ciro Caniglia got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 78th minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Orlando Casaus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Talone having to interfere. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Achille Di Cesare went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Arrigo Talone in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the match, LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. When the match was over Chile could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LEBEG Team throughout the match.