Challenge

Estadio Rocha
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. Damian Toyo started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tamer Geylan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tamer Geylan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of play forced Puerto de los Botes Rocha's goalkeeper Tamer Geylan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Toyo in the 16th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilmer Barrios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Toyo in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Toyo in the 24th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tamer Geylan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 26 minutes, Mariano Lacasa made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Puerto de los Botes Rocha's Tamer Geylan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Toyo in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tamer Geylan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Puerto de los Botes Rocha's goalkeeper Tamer Geylan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tamer Geylan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Qi Xu De stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Qi Xu De tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Chile were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. After some careless play in the Puerto de los Botes Rocha defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tamer Geylan. The Puerto de los Botes Rocha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tamer Geylan should have stopped the shot. Tamer Geylan made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Puerto de los Botes Rocha'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. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Tamer Geylan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Puerto de los Botes Rocha's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Pozo came free, but Tamer Geylan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chile's Mariano Lacasa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tamer Geylan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Damian Toyo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Orlando Casaus took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Tamer Geylan to make any attempt to save it. Puerto de los Botes Rocha's Moise Sobre was substituted for Damian Toyo. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tamer Geylan having to make a save. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tamer Geylan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Lacasa. When Puerto de los Botes Rocha's Qi Xu De in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. After 87 minutes of play, Puerto de los Botes Rocha's Qi Xu De made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.