National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Chile's Hipolito Fritz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Fritz in the 6th minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Dragos Enicov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Francisco Antonio Landaeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goal looked a bit too open when Cristopher Damian came free, but Dragos Enicov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Musteatã in the 14th minute of play. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 15th minute of play. Maxim Tâbârnã hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Rodrigo Huilipan made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Sandu Musteatã sent off a good shot on target. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mesut Özil came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Fritz in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Dragos Enicov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Huilipan made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when George Baraboi sent off a good shot on target. Mesut Özil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Rodrigo Huilipan made a huge save. A hard shot 32 in the game by Mesut Özil from a close distance when the talented Rodrigo Huilipan managed to make a qualified save. U21 Chile's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Hugo Painevilu in the 35th minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Dragos Enicov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mesut Özil scored 1-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Huilipan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mesut Özil was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Castravet in the 51st minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Huilipan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute George Baraboi 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. After a rather tough play, U21 Chile's Samir Mustafa got a free kick in the 63rd minute. U21 Chile's Marcelino Calzada was substituted for Cristopher Damian. U21 Moldova's Emil Scobioalã was substituted for Mesut Özil. A collision led to U21 Chile getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Samir Mustafa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Camavinga in the 65th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Huilipan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Chile's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eduardo Camavinga was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Moldova's players had a chance to rest. 69 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goal looked a bit too open when Adolf Eichmann came free, but Dragos Enicov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes in the game, Adolf Eichmann dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Adolf Eichmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolf Eichmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, U21 Moldova's Dragos Enicov got control of the ball when Victor Hugo Painevilu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Maxim Tâbârnã with Mircea Bivol as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Musteatã in the 80th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Emil Scobioalã left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Moldova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Rodrigo Huilipan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Castravet in the 89th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Moldova had won after a very even match.