Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The Irons Chorzów's Maciej Bartelak 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. 5 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Piotr Lech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Piotr Lech made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Piotr Lech. Piotr Lech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save The Irons Chorzów from getting a goal against them. Francisco Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Alfred Babicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Piotr Lech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 24 minutes of play, The Irons Chorzów's Maciej Bartelak 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! In the 30th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Piotr Lech. The Irons Chorzów's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Piotr Lech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute Alfred Kostrzewa 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. The Irons Chorzów were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Patryk Snaza took the corner. Patryk Snaza made a great header on The Irons Chorzów's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Mariano Lacasa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Piotr Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. Piotr Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute of the match. The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Maciej Bartelak tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Piotr Lech saved The Irons Chorzów from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Piotr Lech saved The Irons Chorzów from getting behind. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Piotr Lech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piotr Lech was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Babicki in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chile were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after The Irons Chorzów's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. The corner ended in Mariano Lacasa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech did a great save. Piotr Lech stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Piotr Lech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Piotr Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Piotr Lech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Marian Duda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Irons Chorzów players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chile.