Challenge

Can Xarau
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Pettersson in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley. Rick Brearley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 11 minutes into the match, Celtic de Sarda's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Rick Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rick Brearley. Celtic de Sarda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Stamnes in the 19th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Carballar. 26 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Stamnes came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rick Brearley didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Chile's Mariano Lacasa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rick Brearley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austin Mills, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rick Brearley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Stamnes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Austin Mills in the 52nd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Celtic de Sarda:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chile:s goal. The Celtic de Sarda fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Celtic de Sarda's Henrik Etoo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 63rd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa scored 1-5 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rick Brearley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Celtic de Sarda made a substitution. Alex Stead replaced Austin Mills. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Etoo in the 76th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Etoo in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. In the 82nd minute, Niklas Pettersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. Mariano Lacasa came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rick Brearley could save by the left post. In the 92nd minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rick Brearley was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-7. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Etoo in the 95th minute of play. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonathan Stamnes went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-7 was the resulting score. Chile's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.