Challenge

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dimitar Berbatov started the match with the kick off. Felix Garrido made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Crusaders of Dark's Viden Belovezhdov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with Thiago Pliego in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 6 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Totyo Popisakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Dark's Viden Belovezhdov got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 17 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Dochko Razpopov. 22 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. After 26 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Viden Belovezhdov. 28 minutes in the game Einar Hjortberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dimitar Berbatov. After 30 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Viden Belovezhdov. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. Dimitar Berbatov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Totyo Popisakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Totyo Popisakov. Crusaders of Dark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thiago Pliego. That made the score 1-2 after 47 minutes of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Totyo Popisakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute. 52 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Totyo Popisakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Crusaders of Dark'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. The corner led Chile's Pedro Indiano to fire away a dangerous shot which Totyo Popisakov despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dimitar Berbatov scored 2-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thiago Pliego, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 65th minute. Totyo Popisakov was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Pedro Indiano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedro Indiano really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Totyo Popisakov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Totyo Popisakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 79th minute of play. Crusaders of Dark's Viden Belovezhdov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Garrido, made in the 81st minute of the game. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 87th minute of play. Totyo Popisakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 88th minute. When Dimitar Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Crusaders of Dark fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dimitar Berbatov couldn't finish the play. Crusaders of Dark were furious when Vallo Lööper was red carded, 95 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The Crusaders of Dark supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.