Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felice Tacco kicked off to start the match. Felice Tacco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. In the 7th minute, Chile's Orlando Casaus ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hélio O'Connell. Hélio O'Connell yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Francisco Carballar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chile's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maritek FC the free kick. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. In the 10th minute Ferruccio Zarillo 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. Hélio O'Connell 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 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 19th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Ferruccio Zarillo 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Zarillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Ferruccio Zarillo 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. Hélio O'Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 32nd minute. Ettore Santo'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 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Orlando Casaus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélio O'Connell. Maritek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orlando Casaus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The supporters of Maritek FC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Ferruccio Zarillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maritek FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Andrea Mariani kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 63rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Tacco in the 66th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 69th minute of the game was made by Filippo Lucente with Ettore Santo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Ettore Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Chile 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. Maritek FC made a substitution. Tomás Moita replaced Ferruccio Zarillo. In the 79th match minute, Maritek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Lucente to maneuver through the defense. Maritek FC's Alfredo Toschi was substituted for Ettore Santo. In the 80th match minute, Maritek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Lucente to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Tomás Moita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hélio O'Connell 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 84th minute. Tomás Moita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Thiago Pliego skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 89th minute Maritek FC were awarded a corner. Alfredo Toschi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Chile's goalie and right to Eli Mariani. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Chile's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Ondino in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maritek FC's Filippo Lucente got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filippo Lucente during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 98th match minute, Maritek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Lucente to maneuver through the defense. Hélio O'Connell 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's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.