Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rostislav Sitarski started the match with the kick off. In the 9th play minute Mariano Lacasa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lilko Timov. 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Rostislav Sitarski came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiao Qing Ying scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thiago Pliego, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. 20 minutes into the match, Eloi Ocomardia notched a goal, 1-2, 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. In the 23rd minute Rostislav Sitarski 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiao Qing Ying in the 24th 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 Qiao Qing Ying in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lilko Timov. Mariano Lacasa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. 29 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lilko Timov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute Rostislav Sitarski 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. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Lilko Timov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Lilko Timov in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lilko Timov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gerardo Pozo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 66th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 79th minute of the match. After 83 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lilko Timov was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Eloi Ocomardia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute, Celil Zabit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.