Challenge

São Januário.
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mai Bin Kuan made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Primatas FC's Pablo Ermengol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mai Bin Kuan's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michel Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Čech was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Mai Bin Kuan took the ball and in the 20 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. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Čech was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th minute, Jose Manzanedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute Mai Bin Kuan 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 35th minute, Mai Bin Kuan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After some careless play in the Primatas FC defense, Orlando Casaus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michel Čech. The Primatas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michel Čech should have stopped the shot. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. Mai Bin Kuan struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Primatas FC.

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. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 51st minute of play. 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. Primatas FC's Jacobo Argi was substituted for Emílio Lendaa. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacobo Argi in the 60th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Bin Kuan in the 61st minute of the match. Mai Bin Kuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Michel Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Primatas FC's goalkeeper Michel Čech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute Mai Bin Kuan 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. 79 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Bin Kuan came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shao Zheng in the 81st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Mai Bin Kuan sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Primatas FC's Magno Borges got a free kick in the 92nd minute.