Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, 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. 4 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. In the 5th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. La Mandarina Mecánica's Fjölnir Bergsson got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fjölnir Bergsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Fjölnir Bergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Naike Abalos firmly grabbed it by the left post. Naike Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 19th minute. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Naike Abalos made a huge save. In the 22nd minute of the match Chile got a corner. La Mandarina Mecánica'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. After 22 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Elias Leimann. If Fjölnir Bergsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnaldo Colas'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 28th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Naike Abalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fjölnir Bergsson in the 31st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Naike Abalos, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 38th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Naike Abalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. The throw-in from Felix Garrido in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Mandarina Mecánica's Marcos Abad. After 44 minutes of play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas made it 2-1 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! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 56th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fjölnir Bergsson in the 58th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Colas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Colas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Naike Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naike Abalos having to make a save. La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 67th minute of play. Naike Abalos 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 were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after La Mandarina Mecánica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. After taking down the ball on Chile's corner Pedro Indiano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Naike Abalos quite easily take care of the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Colas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego. Arnaldo Colas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. La Mandarina Mecánica's Lukáš Plesník was substituted for Fjölnir Bergsson. In the 75th minute Arnaldo Colas 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. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes, Guillermo Fontirroig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chile and the La Mandarina Mecánica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Fontirroig. La Mandarina Mecánica's Rojelio Abeijon was substituted for Dolfos Abar. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lucas-James Langoni replaced Arnaldo Colas. After a rather tough play, Chile's Guillermo Fontirroig got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute of the match Chile got a corner. La Mandarina Mecánica'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. After having played for 91 minutes, Lucas-James Langoni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Mandarina Mecánica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas-James Langoni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Lukáš Plesník got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched La Mandarina Mecánica eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.