Challenge

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marciano Asmussen made the kick off which started today's match. Tabalongo AFC's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 8th minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Binjamin Ketelers sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Binjamin Ketelers in the 9th 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. Zhang Hong Xun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. The supporters of Tabalongo AFC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Tamayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tabalongo AFC's Binjamin Ketelers in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zhang Hong Xun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 23 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhang Hong Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Constancio Jaque notched a goal, 1-1, 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. In the 27th match minute, Tabalongo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yerko Speed to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match 齐誉希 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pliego showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhang Hong Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Zhang Hong Xun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. 38 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constancio Jaque. Constancio Jaque could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Constancio Jaque reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pliego. The goal made the score 2-1. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hong Xun was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Zhang Hong Xun in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Max Vinkens in the 58th 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. 61 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhang Hong Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Max Vinkens came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhang Hong Xun came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. From close distance Mariano Lacasa pressed in the 2-3 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 73 minutes into the game. Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 76th minute of play. Tabalongo AFC's Zhang Hong Xun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Tabalongo AFC from getting a goal against them. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Zhang Hong Xun made a huge save. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Max Vinkens in the 84th minute of play. After 84 minutes of play, Tabalongo AFC's Max Vinkens made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by 邵南响 in the 87th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Zhang Hong Xun in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zhang Hong Xun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zhang Hong Xun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Vinkens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Chile players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tabalongo AFC.