Challenge

Tapa Linnastaadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalju Palk in the 4th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match Tapa Athlétic™ got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 武 太史慈 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Tapa Athlétic™'s corner 武 太史慈 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thiago Pliego quite easily take care of the ball. Heigo Mustkivi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Casaus went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tapa Athlétic™'s Vahur Nirk got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Tapa Athlétic™ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kalju Palk hit a great ball. Orlando Casaus kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Vahur Nirk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Kalju Palk notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Chile's Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Lacasa in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heigo Mustkivi saved Tapa Athlétic™ from getting behind. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Mugurel Chiriloaie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heigo Mustkivi. Tapa Athlétic™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Lacasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 31st minute of play. Heigo Mustkivi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gheorghiţă Hagi'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. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Heigo Mustkivi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. 42 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugurel Chiriloaie. In the 44th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Chiriloaie came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Mugurel Chiriloaie made the kick off in the second half. When Tapa Athlétic™'s Mugurel Chiriloaie in 52 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Thiago Pliego guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 52 played minutes Tapa Athlétic™ got a freekick which was hit by Kara Teka. Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 54th minute of play. Vahur Nirk's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vahur Nirk helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Heigo Mustkivi in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Heigo Mustkivi made a huge save. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heigo Mustkivi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Heigo Mustkivi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heigo Mustkivi came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Tapa Athlétic™'s Roland Muusik was substituted for Gheorghiţă Hagi. 73 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Heigo Mustkivi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 81st minute of play forced Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Heigo Mustkivi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Heigo Mustkivi managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Chile's Mariano Lacasa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 83 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Heigo Mustkivi. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Chiriloaie, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 武 太史慈 kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Chile fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Heigo Mustkivi in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heigo Mustkivi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes Chile got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Carballar. The Chile players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.