Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mariano Lacasa got the match started through his kick off. Tomasz Wietrzychowski struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Markowy Team. In the 14th match minute, Markowy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pankracy Hajto to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Jian Xi came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernesto Cirelli hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. 36 minutes in the game Aristides Mazuste did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mai Jian Xi. 40 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's Carlos Alcaraz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mai Jian Xi in the 41st 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. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. When Markowy Team's Mai Jian Xi in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mai Jian Xi to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alcaraz got free with Thiago Pliego in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tomasz Wietrzychowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Jian Xi in the 64th minute of play. Sebastião Gigante made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chile's Orlando Casaus. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 74th minute of the match. Artur Boruc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute, Markowy Team's Carlos Alcaraz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Chile's Francisco Carballar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sebastião Gigante in the 84 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 85th minute of play forced Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Jian Xi came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Mai Jian Xi sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute Markowy Team were awarded a corner. Jaroslaw Rasimowicz went to the cornerflag to take it. Ernesto Cirelli kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Pozo to maneuver through the defense. Markowy Team's Jaroslaw Rasimowicz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Thiago Pliego but with some difficulty. Markowy Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.