Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Carballar in the 6th minute of play forced ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Meelis Vananurm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Indiano in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meelis Vananurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Hennes Wickihalter hit a great ball. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Erubiel Justin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Maicon Pontes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erubiel Justin got free with Thiago Pliego in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Erubiel Justin sent off a good shot on target. Gerardo Pozo hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu in the 29th minute of play. In the 34th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meelis Vananurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Erubiel Justin tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Chile getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Francisco Carballar hit a great ball. After 38 played minutes ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź got a freekick which was hit by Gani Rikap. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Wasyl Zgonina hit a great ball. Meelis Vananurm 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 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Erubiel Justin made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meelis Vananurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slawomir Tyskie kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Slawomir Tyskie charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slawomir Tyskie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Slawomir Tyskie got a free kick in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Meelis Vananurm. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Meelis Vananurm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Abreu in the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 66th minute of play. Meelis Vananurm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 67th minute. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu in the 68th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Francisco Carballar hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Justin in the 77th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Francisco Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erubiel Justin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slawomir Tyskie hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Meelis Vananurm 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 85th minute. After 86 played minutes ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź got a freekick which was hit by Hennes Wickihalter. If Orlando Casaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Chile supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chile would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.