Challenge

Valaskjálf Palass
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barto Gayoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benvido Fuica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 14th minute of play forced Raven Heart's goalkeeper Benvido Fuica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barto Gayoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raven Heart's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Soter Mobellan in the 17th minute. When Raven Heart's Barto Gayoso in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Barto Gayoso in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Raven Heart were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Chile's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Soter Mobellan took the corner. Raven Heart's Benvido Fuica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 28th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barto Gayoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute of the match Raven Heart got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Soter Mobellan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Raven Heart's corner Soter Mobellan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Raven Heart's Bazil Corales. But to his dismay, Bazil Corales quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 38th minute of the match, Pero Barrutia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thiago Pliego was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Pero Barrutia came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thiago Pliego could save by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benvido Fuica saved Raven Heart from getting behind. After 44 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Casaus. Raven Heart's Natalio Marcones shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Thiago Pliego but with some difficulty. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Bazil Corales sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Barto Gayoso to make the kick off. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Marcones in the 52nd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Barto Gayoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pero Barrutia in the 62nd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego 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 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benvido Fuica. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Benvido Fuica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Chile's Pedro Indiano got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Pedro Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raven Heart's Dragoljub Krajišnik was substituted for Natalio Marcones. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barto Gayoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Benvido Fuica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Casaus in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Chile were awarded a corner. Mariano Lacasa went to the cornerflag to take it. Mariano Lacasa made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Raven Heart's Benvido Fuica managed to reach the ball for a save. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Raven Heart's Benvido Fuica got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manilan Monterrey in the 83rd minute of play. Raven Heart's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Soter Mobellan in the 84th minute. A nice corner shot did that Soter Mobellan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manilan Monterrey in the 86th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Manilan Monterrey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manilan Monterrey, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The Raven Heart fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Raven Heart's Manilan Monterrey 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Raven Heart had won after a very even match.