Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim de Barros took the kick off in the first half of the match. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save VB-Team from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim de Barros in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. The supporters of Chile booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gervásio Severiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Armindo Salgado in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 29th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim de Barros took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mattias Jonasson'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. Mattias Jonasson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Mattias Jonasson hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Joaquim de Barros put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan in the 43rd minute of play. Mattias Jonasson kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After 49 minutes VB-Team'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. The corner ended in Francisco Carballar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado did a great save. The Chile players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VB-Team were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute of the game Mattias Jonasson made a throw-in which Luís Caeiro played forward. In the 56th minute Joaquim de Barros 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim de Barros came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armindo Salgado was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 69 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim de Barros came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Joaquim de Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! VB-Team's Yu Ke Hong was substituted for Mattias Jonasson. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Orlando Casaus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Orlando Casaus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Salgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Traian Hăvârneanu got free with Thiago Pliego in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yu Ke Hong hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 96th play minutes Traian Hăvârneanu shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Thiago Pliego and just under the crossbar into goal. VB-Team's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.