Challenge

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Golo Duarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duarte Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 4 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duarte Duarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pablo Vegetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Duarte Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aquiles Duarte in the 15th minute. Chile's Orlando Casaus got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Chile's Mariano Lacasa fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Duarte Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 20th minute of the match. Gar Galo made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Pedro Indiano. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 23rd minute of play. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28thth minute of the game Pablo Vegetti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Duarte Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Filinto Ferro got a free kick in the 35th minute. Duarte Duarte 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 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Golo Duarte in the 41st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Thiago Pliego managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Golo Duarte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pablo Vegetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Filinto Ferro kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Golo Duarte's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Aquiles Duarte 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. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land from getting a goal against them. Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Duarte in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Duarte Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Orlando Casaus slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Duarte Duarte. That made the score 0-2 after 85 minutes of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The supporters of Chile booed when CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gar Galo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The throw-in from Gar Galo in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Pedro Indiano. Chile's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.