Challenge

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Sforza kicked off to start the match. Mihai Daimacă made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alvaro Sforza immediately put the ball in play. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 8 minutes into the match, Orlando Casaus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. AC Roma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orlando Casaus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Alessio Odisio 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. Cristoforo Brillante came out of the goal in the 18th 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 0-2. Alvaro Sforza succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 20th playminute. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Brillante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 25th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Mariano Lacasa put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alessio Odisio hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Mihai Daimacă got a free kick in the 36th minute. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. Alan Tamayo made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 44th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Brillante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 64th minute. Cristoforo Brillante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute, Javier Della Francesca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Guillermo Fontirroig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Della Francesca, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Cristoforo Brillante in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC Roma's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Brillante came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Guillermo Fontirroig could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Cristoforo Brillante however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristoforo Brillante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Lacasa succeeded in the game's 95th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-6. The AC Roma fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Chile were clearly better and deserved to take the win.