Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bass Dost kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cláudio Bittencourt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Cláudio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Richard Hefter tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Orlando Casaus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Orlando Casaus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cláudio Bittencourt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. After 27 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cláudio Bittencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute Bass Dost 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. Cláudio Bittencourt came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 48th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Red Bull Magnus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chile were winning 0-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Bass Dost in the 62nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Red Bull Magnus's Luisão Negri was substituted for Bass Dost. Red Bull Magnus's You Wei Xing was substituted for Paulo Renato Trigo. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from You Wei Xing in the 73rd minute of the match. Red Bull Magnus's Cláudio Bittencourt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Red Bull Magnus from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Red Bull Magnus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Xavier Figueroa heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisão Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Hefter came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Bäck was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Bull Magnus's players had a chance to rest. When Pedro Indiano fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chile's protests and gave Pedro Indiano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Red Bull Magnus 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. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Hefter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Chile defense, You Wei Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. Red Bull Magnus's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.