Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Cirilo Ritchie notched a goal, 0-1, 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. 8 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 10th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eufrasio in the 11th minute of the match. After having played for 12 minutes, Carlos Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrecifes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Eufrasio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cirilo Ritchie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Taci Ulusoy in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Felix Garrido. In the 22nd minute Carlos Eufrasio 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. 24 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guillermo Fontirroig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie. But to his dismay, Cirilo Ritchie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Cirilo Ritchie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 44th minute of the match Arrecifes 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. Modesto Gipuzkoa ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Arrecifes's corner Carlos Eufrasio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Carlos Eufrasio sped through Chile's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arrecifes were winning 0-3.

Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Eufrasio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arif Ozan Oğuztan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Cirilo Ritchie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Cirilo Ritchie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arrecifes's Hipolito Laurendi was substituted for Natanael Matorin. Arrecifes made a substitution. Cadfan Cornell replaced Carlos Eufrasio. Arrecifes's Felipe Senon was substituted for Cirilo Ritchie. 70 minutes into the match, Felipe Senon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego, 0-4. After some careless play in the Arrecifes defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arif Ozan Oğuztan. The Arrecifes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arif Ozan Oğuztan should have stopped the shot. Raul Vigil made in the 79th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pantelis Christopoulos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 80th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Felipe Senon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Arif Ozan Oğuztan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Arrecifes's Felipe Senon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5.