National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mesut Özil kicked off to start the match. Mark Gonzalez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandu Musteatã in the 10th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Mesut Özil notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan. Rodrigo Huilipan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 19 minutes of play, U21 Moldova's George Baraboi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Huilipan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute Sandu Musteatã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Huilipan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, U21 Chile's Tobías Jarpa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tobías Jarpa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Chile protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tobías Jarpa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Baraboi in the 28th minute of play. If Sandu Musteatã had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Özil in the 31st minute of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Boris Castravet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicolás Castillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Dragos Enicov made a huge save. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Dragos Enicov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolás Castillo. U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Baraboi in the 39th minute of play. Dragos Enicov made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Nicolás Castillo sent off a good shot on target. Nicolás Castillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dragos Enicov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Huilipan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandu Musteatã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Moldova's Strong Junel was substituted for Ruslan Cepoi. The U21 Chile players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Moldova were winning 0-2.
The supporters of U21 Moldova booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Calzada didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Chile made a substitution. Cristopher Damian replaced Romeo Bermúdez. A collision led to U21 Chile getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Marcelino Calzada hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Huilipan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mesut Özil. 61 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's Sandu Musteatã sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Huilipan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute U21 Moldova were awarded a corner. Eduardo Camavinga went to the cornerflag to take it. Eduardo Camavinga made a great header on U21 Moldova's corner, it was just that U21 Chile's Rodrigo Huilipan managed to reach the ball for a save. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Scobioalã in the 69th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Huilipan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Tulach in the 72nd minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Dragos Enicov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when George Baraboi came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boris Castravet kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Levi Ackerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragos Enicov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dragos Enicov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Manuel Hernández in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Levi Ackerman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Scobioalã got free with Rodrigo Huilipan in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute Emil Scobioalã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Huilipan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Huilipan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandu Musteatã. Jose Manuel Hernández's late challenge caught a U21 Moldova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Manuel Hernández helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Moldova booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manuel Hernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mete Tulach kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Dragos Enicov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levi Ackerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes, Sandu Musteatã mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Moldova and the U21 Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute of the match Vicente Calderón sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dragos Enicov skillfully saved the ball. Emil Scobioalã received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rodrigo Huilipan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Moldova walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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