Challenge

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jacinto Romero kicked off to start the match. Rouven Nussli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Casaus in the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Jacinto Romero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Jacinto Romero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Romero in the 17th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Orlando Casaus got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Romero came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute Jacinto Romero 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. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Casaus in the 32nd minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Romero. Remington Dobson'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. Remington Dobson helped the player get up and apologised. Remington Dobson hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remington Dobson in the 56th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Jacinto Romero 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. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Romero in the 64th minute of play. Champions Iasi's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 65th minute of play. Rouven Nussli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orlando Casaus's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that Orlando Casaus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rouven Nussli was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Rouven Nussli 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 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 72nd minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Jacinto Romero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eusebiu Crăciunaș made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jacinto Romero however managed to control. Rouven Nussli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 79th minute. Rouven Nussli was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Mariano Lacasa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mariano Lacasa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1.