Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) San Michele AFC's Alvaro Giusto 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 8th minute of play forced San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Chile's Xavier Figueroa got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th match minute, San Michele AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Giusto to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of play forced San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Chile booed when San Michele AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Galván didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Alvaro Giusto 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. When Hüsamettin Civanmert came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the San Michele AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hüsamettin Civanmert couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 28th minute of play forced San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of San Michele AFC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Figueroa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hüsamettin Civanmert. After 33 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Alan Tamayo. Felice Zinni made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Orlando Casaus. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Giusto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Alvaro Giusto 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. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Thiago Pliego successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 齐平宁 hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Motta Rello 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 44th minute.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. Dennis Mosca'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. Dennis Mosca helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to San Michele AFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Dennis Mosca hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, San Michele AFC's Dennis Mosca got a free kick in the 54th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Dennis Mosca in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Chile's Jose Manzanedo. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Giusto in the 60th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüsamettin Civanmert, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Giusto came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Motta Rello narrowly saved just below the crossbar. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 70th minute of play. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chile! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüsamettin Civanmert in the 77th 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. Orlando Casaus might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Motta Rello. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Casaus ran back to his position shaking his head. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 82nd minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Guillermo Fontirroig got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Orlando Casaus hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The San Michele AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chile had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.