Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brendon Saville started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Brendon Saville sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Ian Sissons made a huge save. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brendon Saville in the 9th minute of play. Ian Sissons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brendon Saville in the 14th minute of play. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendon Saville's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Ian Sissons made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute of play. Brynn McMahon's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brynn McMahon helped the player get up and apologised. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Chile fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Felix Garrido got a free kick in the 25th minute. 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. Ian Sissons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Ian Sissons in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Plaistow United's Ian Sissons. Ian Sissons was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Plaistow United's Işık Eke got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Ian Sissons showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plaistow United's goalkeeper Ian Sissons, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Saville, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ian Sissons came out of the goal in the 41st 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 2-1. In the 47th minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Ian Sissons 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 57th minute. Ian Sissons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ian Sissons read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. When Martynas Timinskas came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Plaistow United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martynas Timinskas couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plaistow United's goalkeeper Ian Sissons, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ian Sissons. Ian Sissons dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Ian Sissons tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Brendon Saville came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ian Sissons saved Plaistow United from getting behind. Chile's Orlando Casaus got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Plaistow United's Ian Sissons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 81st minute of play. Orlando Casaus kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Sissons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martynas Timinskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brendon Saville got free with Thiago Pliego in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Brendon Saville sent off a good shot on target. Ian Sissons made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Plaistow United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chile.