Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mario Pizzuto firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 10th minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mario Pizzuto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 11th minute. After taking down the ball on Chile's corner Mariano Lacasa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mario Pizzuto quite easily take care of the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Badia DevilZ's goalkeeper Mario Pizzuto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mario Pizzuto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the game, Badia DevilZ's Dolan McJames 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, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 28th minute of play forced Badia DevilZ's goalkeeper Mario Pizzuto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Badia DevilZ's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Mario Pizzuto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Blair Benson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa came free with the goalkeeper in the 47th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mario Pizzuto could save by the left post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toshko Toshkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Pizzuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto. Mario Pizzuto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dolan McJames, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dolan McJames came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thiago Pliego could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dolan McJames got free with Thiago Pliego in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 62nd minute of play forced Badia DevilZ's goalkeeper Mario Pizzuto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mario Pizzuto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Badia DevilZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. Orlando Casaus was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Pizzuto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Mario Pizzuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Pizzuto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Badia DevilZ's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Mario Pizzuto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mario Pizzuto. Badia DevilZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Pizzuto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Dolan McJames capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dolan McJames really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toshko Toshkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.