Challenge

Taladro de Almagro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 9 played minutes Martin Palermo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Celso Felipillo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of play forced Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Silvio Bazil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Izquierdo in the 23rd minute of play. Silvio Bazil 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 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Silvio Bazil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Casaus scored 1-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvio Bazil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 33 minutes Martin Palermo F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Orlando Casaus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil did a great save. 35 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico Giammarino came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute of the game Robin Wallgren made a throw-in which Ruperto Porfirio played forward. In the 42nd minute, Felix Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute Giovanni Arósio 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. Martin Palermo F.C. were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Serafin Manni took the corner. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Izquierdo in the 50th minute of play. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute of play. If Ruperto Porfirio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute Guillermo Izquierdo 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. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Izquierdo in the 58th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Indiano. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Izquierdo in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvio Bazil. Martin Palermo F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Celso Felipillo charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Felipillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Martin Palermo F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Felipillo to maneuver through the defense. Silvio Bazil 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 74th minute. Silvio Bazil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 74th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Pepillo in the 76th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Silvio Bazil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Arósio in the 91st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Silvio Bazil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Martin Palermo F.C. from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Silvio Bazil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Silvio Bazil skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mariano Lacasa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-5 to the left of a surprised Silvio Bazil 95 minutes into the match. The Martin Palermo F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.