Challenge

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. Benedicto Ireno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 2nd minute of the match. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Wei Yi in the 6th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Benedicto Ireno. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Colas Valdueza took the corner. Colas Valdueza made a great header on C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's corner, it was just that Chile's Thiago Pliego managed to reach the ball for a save. Orlando Casaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Benedicto Ireno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yin Wei Yi struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ. In the 24th minute, Yin Wei Yi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pliego. The goal made the score 1-2. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Colas Valdueza sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Chile booed when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Felo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Manzanedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Yin Wei Yi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Yin Wei Yi'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 39th minute of play. Guillermo Fontirroig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Benedicto Ireno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. The C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chile were winning 2-3.

Yin Wei Yi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Benedicto Ireno was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Pablo Innocenzio was substituted for Cecilio Eli. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Teodosio Montes was substituted for Yin Wei Yi. 62 minutes into the game, Cristo Karlo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chile's Jose Manzanedo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Orlando Casaus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benedicto Ireno. That made the score 2-5 after 68 minutes of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno got control of the ball when Orlando Casaus tried to sneak it across the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Guillermo Fontirroig got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benedicto Ireno quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Guillermo Fontirroig did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-6 to the left of a surprised Benedicto Ireno 77 minutes into the match. A collision led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Márk Stephen hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Ireno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-7. In the 92nd minute Márk Stephen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Montes in the 95th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Chile left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ.