Challenge

O Poboado
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Lucas Villanueva started the match with the kick off. Wei Chuan Xuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Mariano Lacasa put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Wei Chuan Xuan. 11 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wei Chuan Xuan. Clube Esportivo Saudade's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 15th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wei Chuan Xuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Figueroa in the 19th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clube Esportivo Saudade were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafa Morado took the corner. In the 22nd minute of the match Clube Esportivo Saudade got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafa Morado ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lucas Villanueva did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Thiago Pliego 24 minutes into the match. Wei Chuan Xuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. Xavier Figueroa made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Clube Esportivo Saudade's Wei Chuan Xuan managed to reach the ball for a save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Villanueva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilbo Zafrilla hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Villanueva who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Thiago Pliego when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 45 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Timoteo Gibert. After 47 minutes, Orlando Casaus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chile and the Clube Esportivo Saudade players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chile's Orlando Casaus got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

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. After a rather tough play, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Lucas Villanueva got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Wei Chuan Xuan in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Wei Chuan Xuan made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Lucas Villanueva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After having played for 68 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, Timoteo Gibert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Villanueva in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Wei Chuan Xuan in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Villanueva in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Wei Chuan Xuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. In the 83rd minute Lucas Villanueva 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. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Villanueva's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Timoteo Gibert kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Clube Esportivo Saudade made a substitution. Virgilio Ladra replaced Delmiro Figueroa. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wei Chuan Xuan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Orlando Casaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Wei Chuan Xuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wei Chuan Xuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 92nd minute of play.