Challenge

Neustadt Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Alan Tamayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mariano Lacasa scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cankut Wakabayashi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute Benedicto Naelio 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. In the 15th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cankut Wakabayashi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cankut Wakabayashi having to make a save. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Naelio in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Benedicto Naelio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dymarki Wejherowo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Benedicto Naelio'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 28th minute of play. Cankut Wakabayashi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Orlando Casaus made a precise shot to the right of Cankut Wakabayashi. Dymarki Wejherowo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedicto Naelio in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. After having played for 44 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedicto Naelio in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benedicto Naelio made a kick off. Benedicto Naelio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dymarki Wejherowo's attentive Leonard Winszman managed to snatch the ball when Xavier Figueroa made a throw-in in the 55th minute of the game. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cankut Wakabayashi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match, Orlando Casaus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cankut Wakabayashi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 66 minutes into the match, Dymarki Wejherowo's Benedicto Naelio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 67 played minutes Dymarki Wejherowo got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Trochowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Winograd in the 71st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Dymarki Wejherowo's Cankut Wakabayashi got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Orlando Casaus came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Orlando Casaus couldn't finish the play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wojciech Winograd in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cankut Wakabayashi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Bogumil Latkiewicz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute Dymarki Wejherowo were awarded a corner. Russ Howden went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Bogumil Latkiewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Chile's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.