Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Menios Chloros firmly grabbed it by the left post. Menios Chloros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ermis Xintarianos fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mean Machine's protests and gave Ermis Xintarianos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Chile booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermis Xintarianos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Menios Chloros was a little too slow when Mariano Lacasa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Chile's Jose Manzanedo got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 33rd minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Menios Chloros was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedim Emekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Mean Machine's Menios Chloros got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ermis Xintarianos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Xavier Figueroa came up free with the goalie in the 39th 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 Xavier Figueroa couldn't finish the play. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Menios Chloros made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nedim Emekli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Carles Pujol sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Menios Chloros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Emekli came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 minutes of play, Mean Machine's Carles Pujol made it 1-1 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! In the 80th minute Nedim Emekli 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. Menios Chloros 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 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Menios Chloros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Menios Chloros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. Carles Pujol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 94th 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. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.