Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Florida United booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Casaus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Ibar made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Bållström in the 19th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Gabriel Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 28th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Nuralp Eracar made it 0-1 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuralp Eracar in the 32nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Nuralp Eracar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Pliego. Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuralp Eracar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After having played for 37 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Eracar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Florida United's Gabriel Ibar got control of the ball when Orlando Casaus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nuralp Eracar made the kick off in the second half. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Amato in the 50th minute of the match. Gabriel Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natalio Heriberto in the 57th minute. Natalio Heriberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Ibar was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, Florida United's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Gabriel Ibar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuralp Eracar got free with Thiago Pliego in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nuralp Eracar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 70th minute of play forced Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nuralp Eracar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. 73 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gabriel Ibar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ruperto Amato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Francisco Carballar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Gabriel Ibar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Chile fully deserved thier win.