Challenge

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Teobaldo Belmiro made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes Gastres FC'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. Francisco Carballar was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Ongile was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Gastres FC's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Teobaldo Belmiro was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 19th minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Ongile read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th 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. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute Benjamin Neto 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Benjamin Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gastres FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Neto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute Benjamin Neto 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. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great ball. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Belmiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Gastres FC from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute, Teobaldo Belmiro made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Eddy Ginanjar hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Geronimo Ongile was a little too slow when Mariano Lacasa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 1-2. Benjamin Neto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geronimo Ongile having to make a save. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Neto in the 80th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Neto in the 80th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's Benjamin Neto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Gastres FC's Benjamin Neto. But to his dismay, Benjamin Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.