Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerson Simões took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Simões in the 11th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gerson Simões's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Li Feng Guo in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Chile's Xavier Figueroa got a free kick in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Gerson Simões notched a goal, 0-1, 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. After having played for 31 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. In the 33rd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Li Feng Guo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Fc-Criuleni-City booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Li Feng Guo made a huge save. Li Feng Guo made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Guillermo Fontirroig sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Li Feng Guo having to make a save. Li Feng Guo made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. After the first half Fc-Criuleni-City were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Li Feng Guo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 52nd minute of play. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Edson-Arantes Pelé sent off a good shot on target. Li Feng Guo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerson Simões might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pliego. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerson Simões ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd minute of the game Radu Colibã made a throw-in which Joseph Stähelin played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 65th minute of play forced Fc-Criuleni-City's goalkeeper Li Feng Guo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fc-Criuleni-City's Gerson Simões in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. In the 71st minute Gerson Simões 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. In the 79thth minute of the game Gerson Simões 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. Fc-Criuleni-City's Li Feng Guo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 81st minute of play. Li Feng Guo 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 82nd minute. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc-Criuleni-City'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 86th minute of play forced Fc-Criuleni-City's goalkeeper Li Feng Guo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc-Criuleni-City's goalkeeper Li Feng Guo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Fc-Criuleni-City defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Li Feng Guo. The Fc-Criuleni-City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Li Feng Guo should have stopped the shot.