Challenge

19 Mayıs Stadyumu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gençlerbirliği's Conrado Romero 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 5th minute Conrado Romero 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. Xavier Figueroa made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gençlerbirliği's Cafer Korcan. When Gençlerbirliği's Conrado Romero in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 17th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Romero in the 26th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristen Michálek made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ekrem Yay. 44 minutes into the game, Guillermo Fontirroig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chile's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gençlerbirliği the free kick. After a rather tough play, Chile's Guillermo Fontirroig got a free kick in the 44th minute. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Muharrem Sebih in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Conrado Romero's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dursun Ekinci firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gençlerbirliği made a substitution. Jean-Claude van Damme replaced Conrado Romero. Chile were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Gençlerbirliği's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Pedro Indiano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Gençlerbirliği from getting a goal against them. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Claude van Damme in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Claude van Damme came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muharrem Sebih in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Gerardo Pozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jean-Claude van Damme sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. When Gençlerbirliği's Muharrem Sebih in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Stanislaw Rekowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dursun Ekinci was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. If Constantijn Airpoel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.