Challenge

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Wambalamba FC's João Carlos Vianna got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois 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. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Carballar in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wambalamba FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. Guillermo Fontirroig made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois managed to reach the ball for a save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 15th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Wambalamba FC got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brian Finnman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robin Steckamp in the 18th 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robin Steckamp in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Cris Courtois 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 21st minute. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Donato in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juarês Donato. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wambalamba FC's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cris Courtois came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Wambalamba FC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the game, one of Wambalamba FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cris Courtois had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Mariano Lacasa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Mariano Lacasa did an outstanding performance 49 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-1 to the right of an irritated Cris Courtois in the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cris Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Wambalamba FC's Juarês Donato got a free kick in the 74th minute. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cris Courtois having to make a save. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Donato in the 82nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cris Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Francisco Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Orlando Casaus hit a great ball. The Wambalamba FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.