Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gao Kun Ling started the match with the kick off. Nacho Hernández could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. Nacho Hernández in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thiago Pliego, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gao Kun Ling in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. In the 10th minute Dep. Moron were awarded a corner. Merrill Hancock went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Dep. Moron's Merrill Hancock to fire away a dangerous shot which Thiago Pliego despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 13th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mihkel Aksalu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Mihkel Aksalu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 21st minute. A nice corner shot did that Mariano Lacasa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mihkel Aksalu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Mihkel Aksalu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Chile booed when Dep. Moron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amado Jurdan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mihkel Aksalu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 24th minute of play. Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Lacasa in the 25th minute. Gao Kun Ling took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 31st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihkel Aksalu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihkel Aksalu 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 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Nacho Hernández could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Thiago Pliego however easily saved by the left post. In the 42nd minute, Chile's Pedro Indiano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pedro Indiano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Chile protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pedro Indiano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute, one of Chile:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chile. Marshall Cho walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Orlando Casaus made a kick off. Orlando Casaus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Mihkel Aksalu made a huge save. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dep. Moron'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. Leif Myr thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Mihkel Aksalu, a very annoying self made goal in the 59th minute which led to 2-2. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Chile's Orlando Casaus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihkel Aksalu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute of the match Chile got a corner. Dep. Moron's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Chile's Mariano Lacasa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mihkel Aksalu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The attack was good, but when Xavier Figueroa in the 73rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 78th minute, Orlando Casaus fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 81st minute Nacho Hernández 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josepe Zabalo in the 91st minute of the match. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Son Segura with Bob Hart as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Chile players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.