Challenge

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Joaquim Paredes 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. After 4 played minutes Joaquim Paredes rounded Chile's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Samuel Fiúza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Gremio Viana getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Amado Melo hit a great ball. In the 17th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Fiúza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Amado Melo in the 19th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Chile's Felix Garrido. In the 24th 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. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuel Fiúza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute, Joaquim Paredes 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. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Joaquim Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Joaquim Paredes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The throw-in from Amado Melo in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Felix Garrido. Samuel Fiúza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 45th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Fiúza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquim Paredes made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Felix Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gremio Viana's Amado Melo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 54 minutes into the match, Joaquim Paredes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Paredes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Paredes in the 58th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Fiúza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Samuel Fiúza in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Samuel Fiúza in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Påk in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Joaquim Paredes 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. Gremio Viana's Carlos Luna was substituted for Joaquim Paredes. Samuel Fiúza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Mariano Lacasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Gremio Viana made a substitution. Mohamed Ali Bomba replaced Severino Torcato. 78 minutes into the game, one of Chile:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Thiago Pliego had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Augustin Panaiteanu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Augustin Panaiteanu did a trick in the 80th minute in front of Chile's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-1. An impressive performance by Gremio Viana's Augustin Panaiteanu! An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Luna in the 84th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Luna came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Carlos Luna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Luna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Carlos Luna'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 90th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gremio Viana had won after a very even match.