Challenge

Astro Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matthias Lindgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Max Gustafsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Dexiators's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Fontirroig came free, but Matthias Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dexiators's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. After 11 minutes Dexiators's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. When Felix Garrido fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chile's protests and gave Felix Garrido a yellow card for diving instead. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Teodoro Leobardo sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brian Bern. 19 minutes into the match, Dexiators's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Matthias Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Max Gustafsson sent off a good shot on target. Max Gustafsson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Thiago Pliego when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 24 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Lindgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Lacasa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Matthias Lindgren quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthias Lindgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chile's Francisco Carballar got a free kick in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Max Gustafsson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 39th minute of play forced Dexiators's goalkeeper Matthias Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tymoteusz Misiorowski in the 41st minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Mac Gordon in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Chile's Francisco Carballar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Max Gustafsson made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Max Gustafsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute of the game Karl Söderlund made a throw-in which Lennart Johansson played forward. Tymoteusz Misiorowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dexiators made a substitution. Ludvig Lindqvist replaced Ove Hökqvist. Matthias Lindgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Matthias Lindgren made a huge save. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Bern, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Matthias Lindgren however easily saved by the left post. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Johansson in the 77th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodoro Leobardo was slow to take the kick. During this time Dexiators's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Max Gustafsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dexiators's Matthias Lindgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Dexiators from getting a goal against them. The Dexiators supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.