Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Pârlog in the 6th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Mariano Lacasa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Miroslav Smola to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miroslav Smola was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miroslav Smola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Louis-Philippe De Fremeaux's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Pliego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radowit Zawada to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Chile booed when DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorian Apostol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute, Dorian Apostol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Mariano Lacasa from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Miroslav Smola's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mariano Lacasa got in the 28th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Miroslav Smola. This was a shot which ended in a score of 2-0. Korneliusz Antoszewski struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Thiago Pliego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA. Miroslav Smola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 35th minute of play. Ion Pârlog's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ion Pârlog helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Chile booed when DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Pârlog didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslav Smola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miroslav Smola 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 39th minute. Orlando Casaus came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Miroslav Smola could save by the left post. Ion Pârlog blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thiago Pliego having to make a save. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Pârlog in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Korneliusz Antoszewski to make the kick off. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korneliusz Antoszewski in the 57th minute of the match. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Korneliusz Antoszewski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Korneliusz Antoszewski really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 65th minute of play forced DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA's goalkeeper Miroslav Smola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Louis-Philippe De Fremeaux tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ion Pârlog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute Orlando Casaus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslav Smola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korneliusz Antoszewski in the 78th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Louis-Philippe De Fremeaux in the 81st minute. 85 minutes into the match, DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Miroslav Smola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DACIA UNIREA BRĂILA's Miroslav Smola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 88th minute of play. If Jeremiah Salter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ion Pârlog hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Chile had played much better football throughout.