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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erubiel Justin took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Lindi Mena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meelis Vananurm narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meelis Vananurm saved ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź from getting behind. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erubiel Justin. Marcin Wasilewski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Pontes in the 26th minute of play. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lindi Mena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lindi Mena. Erubiel Justin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thiago Pliego firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 34th minute, Francisco Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erubiel Justin got free with Thiago Pliego in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Hennes Wickihalter got a free kick in the 42nd minute. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meelis Vananurm. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After the first half Chile were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Lacasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Chile's Orlando Casaus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 59 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meelis Vananurm. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 62nd minute Lindi Mena 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. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Hennes Wickihalter hit a great ball. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 71st minute of the match. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 72nd minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 minutes ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. When %teams%'s Orlando Casaus was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-4 just inside the left pole, 76 minutes into the game. Meelis Vananurm was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Meelis Vananurm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. 85 minutes into the game, Marcin Wasilewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chile the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chile:s goal. The goalkeeper, Meelis Vananurm, was totally fooled by Chile's Mariano Lacasa, who 86 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Justin in the 93rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lindi Mena, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The supporters of Chile booed when ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hennes Wickihalter didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Chile could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź throughout the match.