Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. FC Maslak's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mariano Lacasa 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Franzik, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 11th minute. The FC Maslak fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when FC Maslak's Witalis Czempa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 17 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Fontirroig to maneuver through the defense. FC Maslak's Hieronim Mockiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Maslak's Hieronim Mockiewicz got control of the ball when Guillermo Fontirroig tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of FC Maslak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chile:s goal. The goalkeeper, Hieronim Mockiewicz, was totally fooled by Chile's Mariano Lacasa, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 33rd match minute, FC Maslak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylwester Skrzypek to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Mockiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Witalis Czempa's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Czempa in the 36th minute of play. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Tomasz Franzik 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. Sylwester Skrzypek's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sylwester Skrzypek helped the player get up and apologised. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witalis Czempa in the 41st minute of the match. Hieronim Mockiewicz stood somewhat misplaced when Mariano Lacasa came free in front of goal and shot 3-3 to the left of him in the 42 minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Czerwinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Witalis Czempa to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hieronim Mockiewicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 52 minutes into the match, FC Maslak's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Hieronim Mockiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maslak's goalkeeper Hieronim Mockiewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mieszko Dynda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadeusz Ruszkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hieronim Mockiewicz saved FC Maslak from getting behind. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hieronim Mockiewicz. Hieronim Mockiewicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. After a rather tough play, FC Maslak's Florian Lewicki got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Alan Tamayo hit a great ball. Witalis Czempas short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Thiago Pliego to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 80 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hieronim Mockiewicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chile were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after FC Maslak's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. Xavier Figueroa made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that FC Maslak's Hieronim Mockiewicz managed to reach the ball for a save. FC Maslak's Hieronim Mockiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 91st minute of play. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomasz Franzik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. 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 FC Maslak had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.