Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Nedim Emekli started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Menios Chloros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 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. Menios Chloros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nedim Emekli in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Menios Chloros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Chile booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniil Bonoris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mean Machine's Menios Chloros. Menios Chloros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mean Machine's Agnaldo Braga was substituted for Archibaldo Peñaranda. Nedim Emekli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Emekli in the 39th minute of the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Agnaldo Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mean Machine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agnaldo Braga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Nedim Emekli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Jose Manzanedo made in the 44th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Orlando Casaus. Nikos Kioupouroglou made in the 47th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Alan Tamayo.

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. In the 57thth minute of the game Nedim Emekli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Mean Machine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević was substituted for Lakis Mantarinakis. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mean Machine's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Pedro Indiano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Menios Chloros quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Nedim Emekli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Agnaldo Braga made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 77th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Menios Chloros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Menios Chloros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 80th minute. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 83rd 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. In the 87th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Menios Chloros made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Nedim Emekli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the game, Nikos Kioupouroglou threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chile's Francisco Carballar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.