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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cherry Evans got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 3rd minute of play forced Araklılı Avareler's goalkeeper Mehmet Çağakan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehmet Çağakan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cherry Evans in the 5th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 9th minute of play forced Araklılı Avareler's goalkeeper Mehmet Çağakan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Alperen Adıgün came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Cherry Evans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cherry Evans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 19th minute of play forced Araklılı Avareler's goalkeeper Mehmet Çağakan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Cherry Evans sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Çağakan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Araklılı Avareler's Mehmet Çağakan. Mehmet Çağakan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Mehmet Çağakan. Araklılı Avareler's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The supporters of Araklılı Avareler booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Pozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Araklılı Avareler defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Çağakan. The Araklılı Avareler fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Çağakan should have stopped the shot. When Orlando Casaus came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Chile fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Orlando Casaus couldn't finish the play. 47 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baycan Selami. After a rather tough play, Araklılı Avareler's Eugenio Ross got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Araklılı Avareler's Eugenio Ross got a free kick in the 54th minute. After 60 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Jose Manzanedo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baycan Selami in the 61st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Çağakan made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cherry Evans in the 64th minute of play. Araklılı Avareler's Mehmet Çağakan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Araklılı Avareler from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Araklılı Avareler's Mehmet Çağakan got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Araklılı Avareler's Mehmet Çağakan got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cherry Evans blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Mehmet Çağakan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Cherry Evans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Cherry Evans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 79 minutes into the match, Araklılı Avareler's goalkeeper Mehmet Çağakan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mehmet Çağakan made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Baycan Selami took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. 91 minutes into the match, Araklılı Avareler's goalkeeper Mehmet Çağakan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. In the 95th minute, Mariano Lacasa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.