Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes, Jiang Zhen Sen made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Chile's Thiago Pliego tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Traian Iorda in the 10th 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. In the 12th minute of the match SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans 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. Zhang Chong Song ran over to the corner to take the kick. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Iorda in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Ali Nieminen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Taavetti Mattila made a huge save. When Ali Nieminen came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans 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 Ali Nieminen couldn't finish the play. Chile were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. The corner ended in Mariano Lacasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Taavetti Mattila did a great save. A collision led to SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Traian Iorda hit a great ball. Taavetti Mattila made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute of the match Chile got a corner. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Taavetti Mattila despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Taavetti Mattila got control of the ball when Orlando Casaus tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Taavetti Mattila got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mariano Lacasa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Taavetti Mattila skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Taavetti Mattila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 44th minute of the match. Balaban Yavuzay tried in the 46th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Taavetti Mattila a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goalkeeper Taavetti Mattila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Nieminen. Taavetti Mattila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Taavetti Mattila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Ali Nieminen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st 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. Taavetti Mattila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Taavetti Mattila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 68th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Traian Iorda in the 71st 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. In the 73rd minute of the match SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans 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. Zhang Chong Song ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Zhang Chong Song to fire away a dangerous shot which Thiago Pliego despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 77th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Taavetti Mattila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the game, Traian Iorda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 88 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taavetti Mattila narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Taavetti Mattila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Zhang Chong Song hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nieminen in the 96th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.