Challenge

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Froylan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Emanuel Hârșu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Emanuel Hârșu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Froylan in the 7th minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Froylan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Froylan in the 10th minute of the match. A hard shot by Exequiel Viera from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Thiago Pliego's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Froylan in the 17th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Habsburgo's Domenico Di Nino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thiago Pliego. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. Exequiel Viera kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Froylan's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Habsburgo's goalkeeper Honorato Aznaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute of the match Chile got a corner. Habsburgo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Chile's Pedro Indiano to fire away a dangerous shot which Honorato Aznaro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sebastian Froylan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd match minute, Habsburgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Playo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Chile's Gerardo Pozo got a free kick in the 44th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. In the 56th minute of the match Exequiel Viera sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pliego skillfully saved the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Froylan came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habsburgo made a substitution. Willian Pay replaced Emanuel Hârșu. Habsburgo made a substitution. Saverio Lehoi replaced Sebastian Froylan. In the 65th minute, one of Chile:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chile. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Habsburgo. Exequiel Viera stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thiago Pliego. 3-0. 79 minutes into the match, Willian Pay notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute, Willian Pay made a precise shot to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 89 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Pay came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Willian Pay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Habsburgo's supporters rose to their feet, but Willian Pay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago Pliego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 93 minutes into the match, Chile's Guillermo Fontirroig sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Honorato Aznaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 95th minute, Guillermo Fontirroig got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Habsburgo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chile for a fine match.