Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hami Toktuğ made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Hami Toktuğ made a huge save. After 11 played minutes Chile's Mariano Lacasa stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Hami Toktuğ stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Dragon Army of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Obeko in the 12th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th 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. Hami Toktuğ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerem Erek in the 17th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Felix Obeko came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Dragon Army 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 Felix Obeko couldn't finish the play. Hami Toktuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Mariano Lacasa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hami Toktuğ. The goal made the score 2-0. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Hami Toktuğ made a huge save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Obeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerem Erek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragon Army's Hami Toktuğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Dragon Army from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felix Obeko in the 40th 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. After 45 minutes, Grabiel Hoyo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dragon Army and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chile's Domingo Mancebo was substituted for Xavier Figueroa. The supporters of Chile booed when Dragon Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grabiel Hoyo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Hami Toktuğ went to the wrong direction when Mariano Lacasa was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. John Strömbom'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 60th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. Dragon Army's Hami Toktuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Guillermo Fontirroig got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 76th minute of play forced Dragon Army's goalkeeper Hami Toktuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Dragon Army's Sadri Afgan got a free kick in the 84th minute. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Obeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragon Army's Hami Toktuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 89th minute of play. Sadri Afgan kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Felix Obeko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Obeko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Hami Toktuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Chile had played much better football throughout.