Challenge

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off which started today's match. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hamburg Fighters's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Xavier Figueroa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pavlos Konstantakakis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Hamburg Fighters's Brandon Rick got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Chile fans' excitement grew in the 23rd 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. 30 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavlos Konstantakakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinu Bocu in the 32nd minute. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 36th minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 42nd minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pavlos Konstantakakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dinu Bocu was the one to do the kick off. Dinu Bocu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. In the 55th minute of the match, Mariano Lacasa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pavlos Konstantakakis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Chile were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Hamburg Fighters's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. The corner led Chile's Mariano Lacasa to fire away a dangerous shot which Pavlos Konstantakakis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 58th minute Gianluca Balla 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. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 60th minute of the match. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute, Chile's Mariano Lacasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavlos Konstantakakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Orlando Casaus hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Enrico Piccirilli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Chile defense, Dinu Bocu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Pliego. The Chile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Pliego should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the game, Felix Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Hamburg Fighters's Enrico Piccirilli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 90th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Pavlos Konstantakakis. Hamburg Fighters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Pavlos Konstantakakis was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Orlando Casaus capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Orlando Casaus really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5.