Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Estevon Abancens made the kick off which started today's match. Nando Toscano made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Estevon Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11thth minute of the game Estevon Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano 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. 15 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Escuadrón Mercenario from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Messias in the 20th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Ramiro Messias 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. 24 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Escuadrón Mercenario's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Orlando Casaus scored to the left of an out of position Nando Toscano, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Nando Toscano in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37thth minute of the game Estevon Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th minute Escuadrón Mercenario were awarded a corner. Gartxot Abeita went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 39th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Messias to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sasoin Abascal to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipo Abeita to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estevon Abancens in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. When Sasoin Abascal fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Escuadrón Mercenario's protests and gave Sasoin Abascal a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Chile booed when Escuadrón Mercenario was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sasoin Abascal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sasoin Abascal to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 81st minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nando Toscano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Orlando Casaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Nando Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peli Abalos in the 88th minute. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great ball. Francisco Carballar hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Peli Abalos from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Thiago Pliego's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 94th minute Peli Abalos 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estevon Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.