Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abel Ramalho started the match with the kick off. Jose Manzanedo kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andres Ekhi. Andres Ekhi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Reinaldo Palmeira took the ball and in the 15 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 1-1. Ricart Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Mariano Lacasa scored to the left of an out of position Andres Ekhi, making the score, 3-1. Jose Manzanedo made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Orlando Casaus however managed to control. 30 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Andres Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Chile:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ricart Futebol Clube:s goal. The supporters of Chile booed when Ricart Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philip Jespersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Indiano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andres Ekhi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Abel Ramalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. After 42 played minutes Ricart Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Philip Jespersson. 48 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Abel Ramalho notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ramalho 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andres Ekhi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Abel Ramalho might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Ramalho ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Ramalho got free with Thiago Pliego in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jose Manzanedo kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Andres Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes of play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori made it 3-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Hori came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Eusebio Hori sent off a good shot on target. When Chile's Mariano Lacasa in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ricart Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 96th minute of play.