Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Baptista saved ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ali Numan Afak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 14th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ali Numan Afak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Baptista was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 19th match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Numan Afak to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista, 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 Ali Numan Afak in the 26th minute of play. After 27 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Burak Demirsoy who took care of the corner kick. 32 minutes into the match, Ali Numan Afak notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Numan Afak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Carlos Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Baptista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Numan Afak in the 40th minute of the match. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Rives. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Numan Afak made a kick off. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Rives in the 51st minute of play. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Numan Afak's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Rives in the 54th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Baptista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Numan Afak in the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, one of Chile:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chile. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ made a substitution. Emre Mor replaced Erdeniz Karadeniz. 67 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista. Carlos Baptista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Indiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista got control of the ball when Pedro Indiano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Indiano got in the 71st minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Carlos Baptista and thus it was 2-2. When ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ali Numan Afak in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. 84 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Carlos Baptista in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Rives sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Numan Afak in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. The Chile fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Chile's Mariano Lacasa 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 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.