Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 6 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Davide Ubriaco who took care of the corner kick. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gunvald Glarkrog read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Andres Oper recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Valdemar Ginhart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Strib Galacticos IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chile the free kick. In the 18thth minute of the game Andres Oper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Gunvald Glarkrog in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gunvald Glarkrog. Strib Galacticos IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 24 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gunvald Glarkrog was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andres Oper'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 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Strib Galacticos IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute of the match Strib Galacticos IF 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. Davide Ubriaco ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andres Oper to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Gunvald Glarkrog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gunvald Glarkrog showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Gunvald Glarkrog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 67th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Xiong Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunvald Glarkrog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 78th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th 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: 3-0. Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 90th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdemar Ginhart kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Hagbard Ribov'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 94th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Chile players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.