Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nikifor Ruzhekov came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Nikifor Ruzhekov in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikifor Ruzhekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikifor Ruzhekov was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Mariano Lacasa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mariano Lacasa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Nikifor Ruzhekov in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slavi Dramov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the EW® Leeds defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikifor Ruzhekov. The EW® Leeds fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikifor Ruzhekov should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tervel Dushanov was the one to do the kick off. Anatoli Filov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov 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. Tervel Dushanov scored 3-1 in the 55th 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. Nikifor Ruzhekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 62nd minute of the match. Pavlin Mogilanski hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikifor Ruzhekov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. When Tervel Dushanov came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the EW® Leeds 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 Tervel Dushanov couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikifor Ruzhekov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nikifor Ruzhekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikifor Ruzhekov 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 77th minute. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anatoli Filov got free with Thiago Pliego in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikifor Ruzhekov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute of play forced EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Mariano Lacasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Orlando Casaus hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Tervel Dushanov came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chavdar Motekov during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chavdar Motekov hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Chile's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.