Challenge

The Last Try
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Ramon Ignatius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Ramon Ignatius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. Vladimiro Socorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 10th minute of play. Vladimiro Socorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ke Xiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Ke Xiang 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. Ramon Ignatius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El ultimo's Vladimiro Socorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ke Xiang. Vladimiro Socorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimiro Socorro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, El ultimo's Eliseo Bernabel got a free kick in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Vladimiro Socorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Vladimiro Socorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Pisculescu came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 50th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Socorro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 54th minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimiro Socorro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. El ultimo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Mariano Lacasa scored to the left of an out of position Vladimiro Socorro, making the score, 0-1. El ultimo's Bernabe Lucero was substituted for Ke Xiang. In the 71st minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimiro Socorro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Gerardo Pozo kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Alan Tamayo hit a great ball. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Nisio, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th 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: 0-3. 89 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Pisculescu came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to El ultimo getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Celestino Nisio hit a great ball. In the 94th match minute, El ultimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Talha Ekin to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Chile left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El ultimo.