Challenge

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Remigio Vigil started the match with the kick off. Cheng Zhan Sheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. 9 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Codruț Hanganu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Codruț Hanganu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'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. Cheng Zhan Sheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Codruț Hanganu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Chile's Mariano Lacasa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Vigil in the 18th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Codruț Hanganu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 19th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Mariano Lacasa put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Codruț Hanganu. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. Cheng Zhan Sheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Casaus kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remigio Vigil in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29thth minute of the game Remigio Vigil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Codruț Hanganu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheng Zhan Sheng got free with Thiago Pliego in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Magne Wenerdahl in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Magne Wenerdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 minutes, Carlos Berbiz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlos Berbiz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Alan Tamayo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. Codruț Hanganu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 52nd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa scored 1-3 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Codruț Hanganu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Chile's Orlando Casaus got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigio Vigil, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. If Cheng Zhan Sheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Codruț Hanganu in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute Cheng Zhan Sheng 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. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Codruț Hanganu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 79th minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 83rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Codruț Hanganu. That made the score 1-4 after 85 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 91st minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing in the 93rd minute of play.