Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Manchester United FC's Junior Shevchenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 6 minutes Manchester United FC'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. Xavier Figueroa made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Manchester United FC's Dieguinho Paraíba managed to reach the ball for a save. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 俞谦平 in the 9th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dieguinho Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 21 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dieguinho Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Junior Shevchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Junior Shevchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebius Smolarek in the 30th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, 俞谦平 notched a goal, 2-1, 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. In the 35th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Dieguinho Paraíba. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 39 minutes into the game, Eusebius Smolarek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eusebius Smolarek scored 3-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thiago Pliego, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manchester United FC's Dieguinho Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 51st minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Dieguinho Paraíba 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 Junior Shevchenko in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 55th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Dieguinho Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dieguinho Paraíba having to make a save. Eusebius Smolarek's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Thiago Pliego skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dieguinho Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. 65 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Junior Shevchenko came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Junior Shevchenko in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Junior Shevchenko in the 70th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Trifon Ivanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Junior Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Junior Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Stoyko Makarinov replaced Naycho Mollov. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Indiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eusebius Smolarek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 俞谦平 went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. The Manchester United FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.