Challenge

Campo Bramadero
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Chaba Yahia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 6 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Taliban FC's Chaba Yahia. Chaba Yahia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 13 minutes into the game, Pedro Indiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chile's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taliban FC the free kick. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taliban FC's goalkeeper Chaba Yahia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chaba Yahia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chaba Yahia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chaba Yahia having to make a save. After 24 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chaba Yahia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaba Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 28 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Björklund came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th play minute Tomas Björklund came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Thiago Pliego. 1-4. Chaba Yahia 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 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute of play forced Taliban FC's goalkeeper Chaba Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Taliban FC were awarded a corner. Nordine Nasri went to the cornerflag to take it. Chaba Yahia came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Uno Deckberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Eron Abasalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Eron Abasalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Chaba Yahia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Uno Deckberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Cordareo in the 59th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taliban FC's Chaba Yahia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Taliban FC from getting a goal against them. Taliban FC made a substitution. Kasdi Abdenouz replaced Eron Abasalo. In the 78thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taliban FC's Chaba Yahia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute, Mariano Lacasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Uno Deckberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uno Deckberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uno Deckberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Abrika during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Taliban FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Mohamed Abrika hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Mariano Lacasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Mariano Lacasa put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Chaba Yahia. When the match was over Chile could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Taliban FC throughout the match.