Germany 2019 - Day X Promising Chile against Macedonia

When the President's Cup second match has finalised we shall go back to the media center and ask for the full stats of the Macedonia - Chile match. The distance from the seating position to the media center made me stick to the bench. One could feel the cold air as the downstairs doors were left wide open and you could even smell the cigars or tobacco.  

The Chilean team got me very excited back in 2015 in Qatar in a very entertaining set of matchs.
I initially thought that they would do well in their group and then changed my mind. 

I was reassured today and you could see their motivation to come toe to toe with a team that challenged for the 5th position at the Euro 2012 in Serbia. Macedonia is still Lazarov brothers dependent but the managerial skills of PSG trainer Raul Gonzalez and the calmness of Ciudad Real hero Parrondo have certainly helped improve their versatility.



The German public was delighted to see their national player Feutchmann shine and he got Man of the Match award.

You will see herein the goal that virtually sealed it for Macedonia after an enthralling battle, 32-30 being the final result in Macedonia's favour. 




A fight at each and every opportunity










Attempt by the Chilean attack on the counter



Tranquil training session before the match for various players









Impressive national anthems




Macedonia hides the ball. So close to us.




I got praises / nice messages from the Chilean handball federation having conceded and apologised for my error on Twitter having made a huge typo on the match's final score !

Inventive attacks by Macedonia






Chilean opportunities were stopped at times in an amusing manner.



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