Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Martxelin came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Héctor Barra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th 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. In the 14th minute, Jose Manzanedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Indiano. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Pretot in the 16th minute of play. In the 20th minute Alejandro Martxelin 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. In the 26th 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. Héctor Barra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiao Qi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alejandro Martxelin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Héctor Barra. Héctor Barra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Héctor Barra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Figueroa in the 56th minute of the match. Héctor Barra 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 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Alejandro Martxelin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Capo de Provincia's supporters rose to their feet, but Alejandro Martxelin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Capo de Provincia's Héctor Barra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Héctor Barra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Héctor Barra. Capo de Provincia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 76th minute of play forced Capo de Provincia's goalkeeper Héctor Barra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Jiménez in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 88th minute of play forced Capo de Provincia's goalkeeper Héctor Barra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Héctor Barra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 88th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Villa in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Chile booed when Capo de Provincia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Jiménez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Capo de Provincia's David Villa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Jiménez, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Chile players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.