Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giotis Tripotseris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Didier François got a throw-in 11 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Omar Bieito. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Bieito in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassan Job, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seguí FC's Teodosio Bastia was substituted for Artemio Oliviero. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Meng Jie Chong was slow to take the kick. During this time Seguí FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Omar Bieito got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Seguí FC fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Seguí FC's Omar Bieito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Victorino Oliverio made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Francisco Carballar. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassan Job in the 33rd minute of play. Giotis Tripotseris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Fontirroig to maneuver through the defense. Omar Bieito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Didier François hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Hassan Job in the 53rd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Omar Bieito sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th minute of the match, Omar Bieito got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thiago Pliego was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bonifacio Bemabe in the 58th minute. Mariano Lacasa scored 2-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giotis Tripotseris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giotis Tripotseris was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Giotis Tripotseris 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 66th minute. Hassan Job could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 70th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giotis Tripotseris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Omar Bieito made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giotis Tripotseris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bonifacio Bemabe in the 79th minute of the match. Giotis Tripotseris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Hassan Job 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. 86 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Seguí FC's Giotis Tripotseris. Giotis Tripotseris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Seguí FC's Giotis Tripotseris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 93rd minute of play. Omar Bieito succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 96th playminute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.