Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. Arnold Szuper was a little too slow when Mariano Lacasa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Arif Ozan Nefer made a great header on Szombathely Squirrels's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Luciano Aued hit a great ball. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Michel Goiano hit a great ball. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 19th minute. In the last second Arnold Szuper throw himself and got hold of the ball when Mariano Lacasa in the 20thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Tivadar Demeter notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Arnold Szuper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Szuper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arif Ozan Nefer'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. Arif Ozan Nefer helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Arif Ozan Nefer hit a great ball. Bai Jun Chong charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bai Jun Chong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Chile booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bai Jun Chong didn't get a good kick on the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Szombathely Squirrels's Arif Ozan Nefer got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Arif Ozan Nefer off the ground. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Arif Ozan Nefer hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tivadar Demeter to strike the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 51st minute. Szombathely Squirrels's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bai Jun Chong in the 52nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Attila Kiss got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Szombathely Squirrels were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bai Jun Chong took the corner. 57 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnold Szuper narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Tivadar Demeter came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Szombathely Squirrels 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 Tivadar Demeter couldn't finish the play. Szombathely Squirrels made a substitution. Tamás Szentesi replaced Bai Jun Chong. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnold Szuper 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 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnold Szuper narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnold Szuper having to interfere. The supporters of Chile booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amanda Almqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Szombathely Squirrels booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Pozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes in the game Luciano Aued after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Thiago Pliego. A very good opportunity. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 78th minute of play. Lei Jian Xiong took the ball and in the 80 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 1-2. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 82nd minute of play. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Chile's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tamás Szentesi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Tamás Szentesi tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Lei Jian Xiong tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luciano Aued'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. Luciano Aued helped the player get up and apologised. The Szombathely Squirrels supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Szombathely Squirrels would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.