Challenge

Wanda Metropolitano
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryszard Bronicki started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Abdulvahit Kaşif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Abdulvahit Kaşif in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chile's Jose Manzanedo. In the 6th 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. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great ball. In the 9th match minute, Atletico Kyperountas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dayan Manchenko to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 10th minute of play forced Atletico Kyperountas's goalkeeper Matias Ralondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matias Ralondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ryszard Bronicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Ryszard Bronicki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Wyrzykowski in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 19th minute of play forced Atletico Kyperountas's goalkeeper Matias Ralondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Thiago Pliego managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Atletico Kyperountas's Ryszard Bronicki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute Atletico Kyperountas were awarded a corner. Sharma Dorado went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Atletico Kyperountas's corner Bogdan Zyskowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. Atletico Kyperountas were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sharma Dorado took the corner. The corner ended in Sharma Dorado almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chile's Thiago Pliego did a great save. In the 27th minute, Atletico Kyperountas's Jan Wyrzykowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Bronicki in the 29th minute of play. Matias Ralondo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 39th minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Matias Ralondo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariano Lacasa to strike the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Bronicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Atletico Kyperountas's Ryszard Bronicki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Bronicki in the 57th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Gerardo Pozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Bronicki came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Atletico Kyperountas fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Atletico Kyperountas's Ryszard Bronicki looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Atletico Kyperountas's Matias Ralondo got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 85th minute of play forced Atletico Kyperountas's goalkeeper Matias Ralondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Ryszard Bronicki 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. When the referee blew the final whistle, Atletico Kyperountas could leave the field as winners, despite Chile having more of the ball for most of the match.