Challenge

MERT ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chesney Nicholson made the kick off which started today's match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chesney Nicholson in the 2nd minute of play. Nurtekin Üner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Mariano Lacasa 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. In the 6th minute Chesney Nicholson 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. Nurtekin Üner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute of the match. MERT FC's Nurtekin Üner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd 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. Nurtekin Üner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chesney Nicholson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 40th minute of play forced MERT FC's goalkeeper Nurtekin Üner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Lacasa to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind MERT FC's goalkeeper Nurtekin Üner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nurtekin Üner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, MERT FC's goalkeeper Nurtekin Üner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Nurtekin Üner to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nurtekin Üner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 65th minute. Aurelian Caciulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Nurtekin Üner 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 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş in the 72nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nurtekin Üner 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 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nurtekin Üner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in MERT FC's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nurtekin Üner 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chesney Nicholson, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naci Kaynak, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Mariano Lacasa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Nurtekin Üner when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The MERT 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.