Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gaudencio Richie firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Nardo's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 16th minute of the match, Orlando Casaus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gaudencio Richie was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 18th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaudencio Richie was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Gaudencio Richie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luisito Medero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Unai. Gaudencio Richie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 31st minute. With a little luck, ZORZAL01's Gaudencio Richie got control of the ball when Orlando Casaus tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Gaudencio Richie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. In the 40th minute, Chile's Orlando Casaus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. After 43 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaudencio Richie was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benjamin Firmo made a kick off. Gaudencio Richie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 59th minute, Orlando Casaus made a precise shot to the right of Gaudencio Richie. ZORZAL01's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 63 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of ZORZAL01's Gaudencio Richie. Gaudencio Richie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ZORZAL01's Abelardo Vimaro was substituted for Benjamin Firmo. In the 68th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Gaudencio Richie. ZORZAL01's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. After 70 minutes, Jose Manzanedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chile and the ZORZAL01 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ZORZAL01 booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Julian Iratzeder. Julian Iratzeder's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julian Iratzeder helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, ZORZAL01 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Iratzeder to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Carballar scored 8-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaudencio Richie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaudencio Richie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 85 minutes of play, Chile's Orlando Casaus made it 9-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaudencio Richie was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gaudencio Richie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ZORZAL01's Gaudencio Richie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 94th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Chile fully deserved thier win.