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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mihail Postolache made the kick off which started today's match. 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 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Mark Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mesut Özil got free with Rodrigo Huilipan in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mesut Özil took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodrigo Huilipan. Rodrigo Huilipan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Fritz came free, but Best Junel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mesut Özil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Postolache came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match, Emil Scobioalã got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rodrigo Huilipan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Best Junel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Hugo Painevilu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Scobioalã during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes U21 Moldova got a freekick which was hit by Emil Scobioalã. Jose Manuel Hernández took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Best Junel. U21 Moldova's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to U21 Chile getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Álvaro Barco hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Victor Hugo Painevilu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Best Junel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Chile's Chupan Hoyo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Best Junel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 41st minute Constantin Stegaru 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. Best Junel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Hugo Painevilu in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute Victor Hugo Painevilu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Best Junel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hipolito Fritz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Victor Hugo Painevilu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Huilipan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Stegaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Fritz in the 58th minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Best Junel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Huilipan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Scobioalã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Huilipan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st match minute, U21 Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Gonzalez to maneuver through the defense. U21 Chile's Adolf Eichmann was substituted for Cristopher Damian. In the 63rd match minute, U21 Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Gonzalez to maneuver through the defense. Jose Manuel Hernández charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Manuel Hernández the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 Chile getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Jose Manuel Hernández hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mesut Özil during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 played minutes U21 Moldova got a freekick which was hit by Mesut Özil. Adolf Eichmanns short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Best Junel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. U21 Chile's Francisco Antonio Landaeta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mircea Bivol, made in the 71st minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, Emil Scobioalã hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Chupan Hoyo managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Chupan Hoyo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Best Junel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. U21 Chile's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chupan Hoyo in the 90th minute. Chupan Hoyo made a great header on U21 Chile's corner, it was just that U21 Moldova's Best Junel managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 90th match minute, U21 Moldova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantin Stegaru to maneuver through the defense. When Mesut Özil was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Mesut Özil kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, U21 Moldova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilie Cazacu to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Chupan Hoyo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. U21 Moldova fully deserved thier win.