Challenge

Giuseppe Bracone
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Montel in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 11th minute of play forced Bochin club La Palmera's goalkeeper Dario Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Jacindo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orlando Casaus's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 20th 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. Dario Jacindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 23rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Montel, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Montel, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Dario Jacindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Pozo to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Bochin club La Palmera's Xalbador Vigalondo was substituted for Geronimo Johans. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dario Jacindo. Bochin club La Palmera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 59th minute Cristo Mederi 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 Bochin club La Palmera getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Silverio Florinio hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Silverio Florinio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Bochin club La Palmera's Xalbador Vigalondo. But to his dismay, Xalbador Vigalondo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 70 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dario Jacindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bochin club La Palmera's Jesus Bizi was substituted for Joaquin Montel. Dario Jacindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 83 minutes on the clock, Alan Tamayo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chile fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! On his own Guillermo Fontirroig managed to get through Bochin club La Palmera's defense and was going for a shot in the net, but Dario Jacindo lunged to the right and managed in the last second get hold of the ball before it was to late. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Xalbador Vigalondo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Xalbador Vigalondo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Indiano's late challenge caught a Bochin club La Palmera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Indiano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bochin club La Palmera getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Benicio Eate hit a great ball. Chile's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Bochin club La Palmera had won, even though Chile had held more of the ball.