Challenge

ATATÜRK STADYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) PursH's Mariano Mitxaut 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. Altay İzmirli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of play. When Enkel Seger came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the PursH 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 Enkel Seger couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Altay İzmirli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 10th minute of the match Chile got a corner. PursH'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. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Altay İzmirli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay İzmirli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Altay İzmirli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 17th minute of play. Naim Mürsel was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 23rd minute, Mariano Mitxaut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PursH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Altay İzmirli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 27th minute of play. Altay İzmirli came out of the goal in the 31st 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 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 38th minute of play forced PursH's goalkeeper Altay İzmirli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Mitxaut in the 40th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Altay İzmirli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Alan Tamayo's late challenge caught a PursH's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Tamayo helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Mitxaut in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 45 minutes, Mariano Mitxaut made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Chile's Thiago Pliego tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Altay İzmirli in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay İzmirli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay İzmirli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 70th minute, Mariano Mitxaut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PursH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Altay İzmirli having to make a save. PursH's Altay İzmirli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save PursH from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Altay İzmirli in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Altay İzmirli saved PursH from getting behind. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naim Mürsel in the 82nd minute of play. Altay İzmirli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the PursH defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Altay İzmirli. The PursH fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Altay İzmirli should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Altay İzmirli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chile walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.