Challenge

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León 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. In the 3rd minute, Willie Colon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. A hard shot 10 in the game by Oscar De León from a close distance when the talented Thiago Pliego managed to make a qualified save. Chile's players were relieved. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chuan Cintron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar De León in the 15th minute of the match. Chuan Cintron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar De León in the 21st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willie Colon in the 23rd minute of the match. Willie Colon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 24th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Aristides Caldas kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Willie Colon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

In the 52nd match minute, Atlético Municipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celio Cruz to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Chuan Cintron was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chuan Cintron 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 59th minute. Chuan Cintron 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 61st minute. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 63rd minute of play. Willie Colon kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Gau Resto took the ball and in the 75 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 2-2. In the 78th minute, Héctor Lavø hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 79th 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron got control of the ball when Orlando Casaus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alan Tamayo made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Willie Colon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Municipal from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gau Resto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willie Colon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willie Colon in the 93rd minute of play. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Municipal from getting a goal against them. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.