Challenge

COLISEU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anacleto Rozarius started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. Thiago Pliego acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Johannes Stein. The throw-in from Marcel Catarinense in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Francisco Carballar. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anacleto Rozarius in the 19th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute of play forced GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Anacleto Rozarius 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. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Anacleto Rozarius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, GLADIADORES's Marcel Catarinense got a free kick in the 27th minute. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrei Cerbu 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 29th minute. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sérgio Donato in the 31st minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by GLADIADORES'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. When Anacleto Rozarius came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the GLADIADORES 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 Anacleto Rozarius couldn't finish the play. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu. Andrei Cerbu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

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. After some careless play in the GLADIADORES defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Cerbu. The GLADIADORES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Cerbu should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andrei Cerbu having to make a save. In the 63rd match minute, GLADIADORES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 70th minute of play. The GLADIADORES fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when GLADIADORES's Anacleto Rozarius looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. GLADIADORES made a substitution. Paşa Safih replaced Johannes Stein. After a rather tough play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a free kick in the 78th minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anacleto Rozarius in the 82nd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Andrei Cerbu made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Sérgio Donato left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GLADIADORES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.