Challenge

Zinho de Oliveira
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mariano Lacasa got the match started through his kick off. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 6th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Zuasnabar in the 7th minute of play. Chile's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Miguel Zuasnabar scored to the left of an out of position Thiago Pliego, making the score, 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sitthachat Jampeehom. Gavião Kyikatejê's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Gavião Kyikatejê's Miguel Zuasnabar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thiago Pliego. That made the score 2-1 after 23 minutes of play. Gavião Kyikatejê's Sitthachat Jampeehom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 32nd minute of play. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Miguel Zuasnabar tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Miguel Zuasnabar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Zuasnabar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Chile's Sitthachat Jampeehom threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orlando Casaus, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Orlando Casaus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sitthachat Jampeehom was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Lacasa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sitthachat Jampeehom. That made the score 2-2 in the 64 minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Gavião Kyikatejê was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davie McWhirter to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sitthachat Jampeehom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 75 played minutes Gavião Kyikatejê got a freekick which was hit by Gogo Oriol. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 80th minute of play forced Gavião Kyikatejê's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Davie McWhirter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Garrido's late challenge caught a Gavião Kyikatejê's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Garrido helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Felix Garrido.