Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toshko Strezov in the 5th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Veiga in the 8th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Leopoldo Rivero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 17th minute. Leopoldo Rivero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When DOROSTOL Ss's Erasmo Veiga in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st 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. Leopoldo Rivero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save DOROSTOL Ss from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute of the match Chile got a corner. DOROSTOL Ss'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. Chile's Mariano Lacasa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leopoldo Rivero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 36th 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. Chile were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after DOROSTOL Ss'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 DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero did a great save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Teixeira in the 43rd minute of the match. Gerardo Pozo charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerardo Pozo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th minute, Gerardo Pozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Veiga in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Erasmo Veiga made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Toshko Strezov 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 54 minutes, Valko Chochkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DOROSTOL Ss and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Veiga got free with Thiago Pliego in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind DOROSTOL Ss's goalkeeper Leopoldo Rivero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Teixeira's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leopoldo Rivero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leopoldo Rivero 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 72nd minute. Aimé Rispal made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cafu Fonseca immediately put the ball in play. DOROSTOL Ss's Leopoldo Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 83rd minute of play. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 minutes, Aimé Rispal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DOROSTOL Ss and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aimé Rispal hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the game, Orlando Casaus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Leopoldo Rivero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chile were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of DOROSTOL Ss for a fine match.