Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Motta Rello having to make a save. Motta Rello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ziemowit Kinic was slow to take the kick. During this time San Michele AFC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Carlo Corna heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After having played for 25 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Dennis Mosca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ziemowit Kinic in the 36th minute. After 39 minutes San Michele AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Chile's corner Mariano Lacasa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Motta Rello quite easily take care of the ball. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute of the match, Alvaro Giusto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thiago Pliego saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 45 played minutes San Michele AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felice Zinni. In the 47th minute, Alvaro Giusto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Michele AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Giusto was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Motta Rello was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Chile 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Motta Rello. San Michele AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 65 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Motta Rello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Felix Garrido hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 72nd minute of play. Hüsamettin Civanmert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Lacasa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Motta Rello quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüsamettin Civanmert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Alvaro Giusto 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. Alvaro Giusto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.