Challenge

Asim Ferhatović Hase
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Januário Severiano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Paranaense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Chile's Mariano Lacasa in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s goalie prevented a goal. After 14 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Paranaense was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Paranaense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Arotza Jimenez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Felix Garrido hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Alex Paranaense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 30th minute, Lee Dal Bello 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 2-3. Habib Damirović hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arotza Jimenez in the 34th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Lee Dal Bello tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Alex Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 41st minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arotza Jimenez, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arotza Jimenez to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arotza Jimenez in the 54th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56thth minute of the game Mariano Lacasa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Alex Paranaense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Paranaense came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 60 minutes into the match, ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s goalkeeper Alex Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Fontirroig. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Alex Paranaense to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 64 minutes into the match, ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s goalkeeper Alex Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Paranaense read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Damirović to maneuver through the defense. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Nebojša Selmanović was substituted for Januário Severiano. After a rather tough play, ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Habib Damirović got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s zone, Guillermo Fontirroig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Paranaense came out of the goal and Guillermo Fontirroig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillermo Fontirroig got free with Alex Paranaense in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Paranaense made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Halil Mučalović made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jockel Theilen. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 minutes, Mariano Lacasa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chile and the ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA► players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mariano Lacasa kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.