Challenge

哈尔滨市梅阿查大球场
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 傅庭岩 came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chile's attentive Orlando Casaus managed to snatch the ball when 乔政义 made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 莫鹰景 in the 10th minute of the match. After 17 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 尤南乐 who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which 程青鸿 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. 傅庭岩 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队 getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. 乔政义 hit a great ball. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by 程青鸿 in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 27th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队's goalkeeper 傅庭岩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 傅庭岩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Francisco Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by 沈骏斌 from long distance, 35 minutes into the match, got Thiago Pliego's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 39 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but 傅庭岩 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

洪昂斐 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 洪昂斐, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Casaus might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 傅庭岩. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Casaus ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 洪昂斐 in the 69th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 傅庭岩 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 傅庭岩 was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. When 洪昂斐 came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队 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 洪昂斐 couldn't finish the play. ≮王者归来≯China国际米兰联队's 麦延震 was substituted for 沈骏斌. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 洪昂斐 in the 83rd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but 傅庭岩 made a huge save. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 莫鹰景 in the 92nd minute of play. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.