Challenge

Parilla Colosseum
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Taavi Hulkkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 3rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juha-Pekka Glad in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heimo Heliskoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taavi Hulkkonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. AC Sarsaparilla's Taavi Hulkkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of play. Taavi Hulkkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Heikki Sulonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Taavi Hulkkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Taavi Hulkkonen 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 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Heimo Heliskoski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Heikki Sulonen could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Thiago Pliego however easily saved by the left post. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taavi Hulkkonen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, AC Sarsaparilla's Joonatan Huttunen got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Heikki Sulonen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taavi Hulkkonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 55 minutes AC Sarsaparilla's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. Taavi Hulkkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taavi Hulkkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esa Joenväärä was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Sarsaparilla's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to AC Sarsaparilla's Juha-Pekka Glad getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taavi Hulkkonen was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Rafael Laatikainen hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Heikki Sulonen scored 2-1 in the 78th 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Lacasa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Taavi Hulkkonen. That made the score 2-2 in the 81 minute of play. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juha-Pekka Glad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Esa Joenväärä came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Esa Joenväärä got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Esa Joenväärä recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Taavi Hulkkonen having to make a save. 93 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taavi Hulkkonen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.