Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benny Hill kicked off to start the match. Xavier Figueroa made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Draconia's Harald Sulems. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Benny Hill tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerome Ngake. Jerome Ngake dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Benny Hill sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benny Hill went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Hill in the 25th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benny Hill might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benny Hill ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute, Walter Bernaerts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Benny Hill put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Pliego. Jose Manzanedo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Benny Hill's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Hill, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Harald Sulems sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pliego skillfully saved the ball. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Draconia made a substitution. Robbin Dirickx replaced Joaquin Lekubegi. FC Draconia's Dragutin Kasaikin was substituted for Benny Van der Poorten. After a rather tough play, Chile's Felix Garrido got a free kick in the 68th minute. FC Draconia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Harald Sulems in the 71st minute. Orlando Casaus took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerome Ngake. Jerome Ngake dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 89th minute, Denis Serebryanikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Manzanedo kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Walter Bernaerts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Ngake came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.