Challenge

KUVA-İ MİLLİYE
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Utku Yuvakuran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erhan Eroğul kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match, Iwan Bule got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thiago Pliego was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 15th minute Iwan Bule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pliego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Utku Yuvakuran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Aytekin Ciner got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Felix Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Iwan Bule fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Thiago Pliego, passed just outside the right post. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Utku Yuvakuran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iwan Bule who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Thiago Pliego when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Utku Yuvakuran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. Iwan Bule recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino was the one to do the kick off. Francisco Carballar hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Iwan Bule sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Bule, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Utku Yuvakuran. Utku Yuvakuran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iwan Bule'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 60th minute of play. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Erkin Canay was substituted for Aytekin Ciner. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zé Tinoco in the 64th minute. Zé Tinoco made a great header on Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. Utku Yuvakuran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Casaus in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Bule in the 67th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Iwan Bule made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwan Bule, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iwan Bule went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 85 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zé Tinoco who took care of the corner kick. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Zé Tinoco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thiago Pliego in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 87 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Utku Yuvakuran was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 94 played minutes Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa got a freekick which was hit by Zé Tinoco. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.