Challenge

GROAPA CU LEI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jyrki Saarelainen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kacper Štilić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jyrki Saarelainen. Victor Negara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 10th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jyrki Saarelainen in the 11th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Victor Negara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Kacper Štilić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Rovine Craiova's zone, Mariano Lacasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Negara came out of the goal and Mariano Lacasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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. In the 24th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Negara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 27th minute of play. Guillermo Fontirroig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandru Tudorică took the ball and in the 33 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 1-0. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Costică Ştefănescu with Kacper Štilić as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Chile's Thiago Pliego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Chile from getting a goal against them. In the 44th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Lacasa to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Lacasa made a kick off. Victor Negara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Victor Negara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Frunză, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Jyrki Saarelainen 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. 63 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Victor Negara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Frunză in the 65th minute of play. Victor Negara made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Victor Negara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Casaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Marcu Vârjean mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rovine Craiova and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Chile's Orlando Casaus made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Negara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st minute of the match Mariano Lacasa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Negara skillfully saved the ball. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.