Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Lacasa kicked off to start the match. With his leg Niculae Romanescu managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Chile's Mariano Lacasa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niculae Romanescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute Marco van Basten 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. Niculae Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Niculae Romanescu made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, Chile's Xavier Figueroa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niculae Romanescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 15 minutes CWKS KĘDZIERZYN'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. It was a well-played corner which Pedro Indiano managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Niculae Romanescu having to make a save. In the 27th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Romanescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niculae Romanescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Niculae Romanescu made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niculae Romanescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isak Lundqvist in the 43rd minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isak Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isak Lundqvist to make the kick off. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niculae Romanescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Niculae Romanescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niculae Romanescu. Niculae Romanescu 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. 63 minutes into the game, Velimir Bostandzhiev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego. Velimir Bostandzhiev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 68 minutes into the game, Chile's Mariano Lacasa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niculae Romanescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Ireneusz Jeleń was substituted for Marco van Basten. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN made a substitution. Lucas Mancheño replaced Velimir Bostandzhiev. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Lukasz Haszczak was substituted for Tymoteusz Wierzcholek. 73 minutes into the match, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Niculae Romanescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niculae Romanescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mateusz Klich hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Ireneusz Jeleń took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Niculae Romanescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 89th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Niculae Romanescu having to make a save. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niculae Romanescu. Niculae Romanescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the CWKS KĘDZIERZYN players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chile.