Challenge

Karabounar
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Marin Nikolkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Maritza fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Maritza's Zeng Jing Yue 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 18th minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Alan Tamayo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marin Nikolkov got free with Thiago Pliego in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute Zeng Jing Yue 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. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Mariano Lacasa made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Maritza's Danail Mitzakov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Zeng Jing Yue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 32nd minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danail Mitzakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 38th minute Zoltán Hubina 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. Zapryan Tuparov hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marin Nikolkov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Marin Nikolkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maritza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Danail Mitzakov made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeng Jing Yue in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Nikolkov came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Maritza getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Korneliusz Flis hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Casaus. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th 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. Danail Mitzakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Maritza's Danail Mitzakov got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisco Carballar made a great header on Chile's corner, it was just that Maritza's Danail Mitzakov managed to reach the ball for a save. After 72 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feliks Chwalkiewicz who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Feliks Chwalkiewicz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chile's Thiago Pliego did a great save. Feliks Chwalkiewicz's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Thiago Pliego - 4-3 was put on the score board in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Danail Mitzakov in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Nikolkov in the 78th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Chile's Alan Tamayo got a free kick in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Feliks Chwalkiewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Feliks Chwalkiewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Zeng Jing Yue 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. Danail Mitzakov was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Mariano Lacasa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mariano Lacasa really showed his touch with that goal: 4-4. After having played for 89 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Chile booed when Maritza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlin Dzhegalski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Lacasa scored 4-5 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danail Mitzakov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.