Challenge

Vladikavkaz
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Aris Potamiotis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Dvoryankin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Artem Savin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Thiago Pliego in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Paolo Rossi sent off a good shot on target. Paolo Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paolo Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Rossi came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Dvoryankin was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Paolo Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paolo Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 37th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Dvoryankin 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 39th minute. Andrey Dvoryankin came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The Arsenal F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chile were winning 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Andrey Dvoryankin in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrey Dvoryankin. Andrey Dvoryankin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 55th minute Paolo Rossi 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. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Andrey Dvoryankin made a huge save. Paolo Rossi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Rossi in the 64th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Sharapov in the 69th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrey Dvoryankin. Arsenal F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrey Dvoryankin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 81st minute. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Andrey Dvoryankin made a huge save. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrey Dvoryankin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Arsenal F.C.'s Stanislav Sharapov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3.