Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Ke Hui in the 9th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Cai Shi Feng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Navigators were awarded a corner. Derviş Erva went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Chile's goalie and right to Güralp Okanay. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Chile's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Cai Shi Feng's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thiago Pliego firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cai Shi Feng came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thiago Pliego could save by the left post. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Cai Shi Feng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, İlker Uğurhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Navigators's Yavuz Bülent Akbatu. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. Gerardo Pozo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cai Shi Feng made a kick off. Yu Ke Hui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Navigators were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hakan Işık took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Kostas Kelaidonis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. İlker Uğurhan kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Shi Feng in the 83rd minute of play. Orlando Casaus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Yavuz Bülent Akbatu made a huge save. When Navigators's Cai Shi Feng in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.