Challenge

Buiucani Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FC Buiucani's Denis Cãpraru 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. Stefan Inculet in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thiago Pliego, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Daniel Lazãr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Daniel Lazãr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mariano Lacasa struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Gheorghe Musteatã didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chile. Gheorghe Musteatã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Daniel Lazãr ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thiago Pliego was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Buiucani's Gheorghe Musteatã. Gheorghe Musteatã was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st minute, Felix Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Cãpraru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Chile's Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Buiucani's goalie prevented a goal. Stefan Inculet did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Thiago Pliego 36 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes, Ruslan Vasilitã mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Buiucani and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th match minute, FC Buiucani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Vasilitã to maneuver through the defense. FC Buiucani's Gheorghe Musteatã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Fontirroig in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Buiucani defense, Guillermo Fontirroig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gheorghe Musteatã. The FC Buiucani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gheorghe Musteatã should have stopped the shot. Gheorghe Musteatã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefan Inculet in the 45th minute. Alan Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Gheorghe Musteatã showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Casaus got free with Gheorghe Musteatã in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Carballar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute, Emil Gonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gheorghe Musteatã breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Inculet in the 69th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC Buiucani's Stefan Inculet in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefan Inculet in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Gheorghe Musteatã however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Chile booed when FC Buiucani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitalie Cotofanã didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Orlando Casaus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Guillermo Fontirroig got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Chile eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.