Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mariano Lacasa got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 7th minute. Mariano Lacasa scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edwin van der Sar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edwin van der Sar made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. União Sport Clube Paredes's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save União Sport Clube Paredes from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerónimo Furtado in the 20th 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute Jakub Szczepanowski 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 Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 29th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edwin van der Sar came out and tried to block the shot, but Mariano Lacasa slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the União Sport Clube Paredes defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin van der Sar. The União Sport Clube Paredes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin van der Sar should have stopped the shot. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerónimo Furtado in the 40th 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. 45 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Santana came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerónimo Furtado to make the kick off. Xavier Figueroa struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Edwin van der Sar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dabi Saens in the 55th minute of the match. Jerónimo Furtado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st minute Jerónimo Furtado 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. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Jerónimo Furtado put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Pliego. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute of play forced União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. União Sport Clube Paredes's Horia Taşcu was substituted for Dabi Saens. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by União Sport Clube Paredes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. In the 75th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Lacasa scored 4-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edwin van der Sar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. 86 minutes into the match, Jerónimo Furtado notched a goal, 5-2, 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. After a rather tough play, União Sport Clube Paredes's Leopoldo Gaxan got a free kick in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Jakub Szczepanowski came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Santana in the 92nd minute. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Horia Taşcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chile fans cheered their team off the field, for while União Sport Clube Paredes had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.