Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ACe Aimaro Juniors's Marius Niculae 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. 3 minutes into the match, ACe Aimaro Juniors's goalkeeper Pinki Kush had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. In the 5th minute Marius Niculae 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. In the 9th minute Marius Niculae 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. A throw-in in the 16th minute of the game was made by Jose Manzanedo with Orlando Casaus as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 19 minutes into the match, Marius Niculae notched a goal, 0-1, 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. Jurand Filanowski made in the 24th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marius Niculae. In the 27th minute, Marius Niculae ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 31 minutes ACe Aimaro Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Orlando Casaus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pinki Kush. The goal made the score 1-2. 44 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Niculae came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ACe Aimaro Juniors's Jurand Filanowski got a free kick in the 44th minute. The supporters of ACe Aimaro Juniors booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half ACe Aimaro Juniors were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pinki Kush read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Thiago Pliego successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Niculae in the 61st minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Niculae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pinki Kush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pinki Kush prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ACe Aimaro Juniors made a substitution. Florentino Dacio replaced Marius Niculae. ACe Aimaro Juniors's Héctor Salamanca was substituted for Filip Scigan. After 75 minutes ACe Aimaro Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Mariano Lacasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ACe Aimaro Juniors's Pinki Kush did a great save. After a rather tough play, ACe Aimaro Juniors's Jurand Filanowski got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 86th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pinki Kush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chile's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Florentino Dacio scored to the left of an out of position Thiago Pliego, making the score, 2-3. ACe Aimaro Juniors made a substitution. Lech Czaplicki replaced Marco Verratti. The Chile manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing ACe Aimaro Juniors to win.