Challenge

TRINEC ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Remus Balțoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Matos in the 4th minute of the match. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Remus Balțoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remus Balțoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute of the game Xie Sheng made a throw-in which César Matos played forward. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Šiška. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Jan Šiška showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute of the match. Orlando Casaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jan Šiška tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Chile fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Chile's Mariano Lacasa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRINEC F.C.'s goalkeeper Jan Šiška, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 26 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jan Šiška was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Remus Balțoi sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when César Matos came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Šiška read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, TRINEC F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Jan Šiška reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Balțoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

Jan Šiška made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute. Mariano Lacasa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jan Šiška firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRINEC F.C.'s goalkeeper Jan Šiška, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Pons in the 59th minute of play. Jan Šiška made a fantastic save in the 60th 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 Jan Šiška read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remus Balțoi in the 66th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 68 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan Šiška narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Dlask in the 71st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Šiška made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Orlando Casaus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Šiška having to interfere. In the 86th minute, César Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRINEC F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Jan Šiška in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 92 played minutes TRINEC F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Xie Sheng. The TRINEC F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chile's performance. The match ended with a win for Chile.