Challenge

Miramar
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. If Barros Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Víctor Valdés read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Víctor Valdés. Calaflores FC.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Manuel Zubiaga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coronel Paredes in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Dionisio Zubizarreta 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. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Calaflores FC.'s goalkeeper Víctor Valdés, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Víctor Valdés read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Aymerick Laporte kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Manuel Zubiaga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Calaflores FC. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 41st minute, Mariano Lacasa 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. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Calaflores FC.'s goalkeeper Víctor Valdés, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Víctor Valdés showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Zubizarreta, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Calaflores FC.'s Dionisio Zubizarreta, in the 51st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Calaflores FC.. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Víctor Valdés made a huge save. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coronel Paredes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calaflores FC.'s Víctor Valdés played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Calaflores FC.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaskon Rubio in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match Calaflores FC. 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. Dionisio Zubizarreta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Calaflores FC.'s Dionisio Zubizarreta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thiago Pliego in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 66 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dionisio Zubizarreta who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Dionisio Zubizarreta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Calaflores FC.'s Víctor Valdés proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Calaflores FC. from getting a goal against them. In the 70th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Víctor Valdés. Calaflores FC.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coronel Paredes in the 74th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Víctor Valdés read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute Manuel Zubiaga 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Zubiaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Víctor Valdés made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. When Dionisio Zubizarreta came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Calaflores FC. 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 Dionisio Zubizarreta couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Víctor Valdés read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Víctor Valdés showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Casaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Manuel Zubiaga hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.