Challenge

Estádio Jacuba
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play forced Clube do Remo MZ's goalkeeper Wachirapong Wattanachinda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Kang Cheng Ao in the 7th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Gerardo Pozo. Wachirapong Wattanachinda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Didi Mello 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. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dagoberto Sandoval in the 22nd minute of play. Baal Grunberg did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Thiago Pliego 24 minutes into the match. In the 28th match minute, Clube do Remo MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kang Cheng Ao to maneuver through the defense. Wachirapong Wattanachinda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Clube do Remo MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Orlando Casaus came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Chile 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 Orlando Casaus couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Sandoval in the 46th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baal Grunberg to make the kick off. Wachirapong Wattanachinda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Casaus in the 51st minute of the match. Clube do Remo MZ's Wachirapong Wattanachinda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 56th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wachirapong Wattanachinda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 2-1 became the score in the 60th minute when Mariano Lacasa elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Wachirapong Wattanachinda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Clube do Remo MZ's Wachirapong Wattanachinda got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baal Grunberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wachirapong Wattanachinda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wachirapong Wattanachinda having to interfere. When Baal Grunberg came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Clube do Remo MZ 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 Baal Grunberg couldn't finish the play. Orlando Casaus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match Chile got a corner. Clube do Remo MZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Chile's Xavier Figueroa to fire away a dangerous shot which Wachirapong Wattanachinda despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baal Grunberg in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Indiano to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes, Clube do Remo MZ's Didi Mello shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thiago Pliego came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Clube do Remo MZ reached it. Clube do Remo MZ's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.