Challenge

TRAFFIC ARENA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, TRAFFIC FC's Kalin Todorchev got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 于铮誉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 于铮誉 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 于铮誉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the TRAFFIC FC defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 于铮誉. The TRAFFIC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 于铮誉 should have stopped the shot. After having played for 28 minutes, Garth Basham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAFFIC FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Garth Basham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Baltas in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper 于铮誉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 于铮誉 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With splendid footwork Gerardo Claus arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-2 by the left pole in the game's 38th minute. Gerardo Claus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Thiago Pliego when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Gerardo Claus sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. 于铮誉 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Andrey Tzanichev charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrey Tzanichev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Andrey Tzanichev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 56 minutes, Gerardo Claus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAFFIC FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerardo Claus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. TRAFFIC FC made a substitution. 彭霖峰 replaced Panagiotis Baltas. In the 60th minute, Garth Basham made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 于铮誉. 于铮誉 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 played minutes TRAFFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Borimir Vringov. 于铮誉 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the TRAFFIC FC defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 于铮誉. The TRAFFIC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 于铮誉 should have stopped the shot. 于铮誉 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 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 于铮誉. TRAFFIC FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. 于铮誉 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 94th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 彭霖峰 in the 95th minute of play. Chile played a much better game than TRAFFIC FC and deserved their victory. The TRAFFIC FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.