Challenge

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Friedrich Nietzsche 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 4th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 7th minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meriç Özsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cláudio Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Meriç Özsen's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Meriç Özsen helped the player get up and apologised. Meriç Özsen hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Deivid De Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cláudio Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Orlando Casaus hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

With a little luck, AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute Meriç Özsen 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Friedrich Nietzsche in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 62nd minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save AKÇEŞMESPOR from getting a goal against them. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Cláudio Taffarel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute, Friedrich Nietzsche left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AKÇEŞMESPOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Mehmet Hakkı Suhan was substituted for Meriç Özsen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Cláudio Taffarel in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in AKÇEŞMESPOR's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel 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. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 83rd minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 87th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan in the 90th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 92nd playminute. Chile's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.