Challenge

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mariano Lacasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Fontirroig in the 11th minute of the match. Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 16th minute of play. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Ponte in the 19th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Tornadele Siret's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Chile were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Tornadele Siret's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariano Lacasa took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Tornadele Siret's goalie and right to Pedro Indiano. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Tornadele Siret's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Mariano Lacasa sped through Tornadele Siret's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardinho Lopes. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 33rd minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardinho Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Tornadele Siret booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Casaus didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Orlando Casaus made a precise shot to the right of Ricardinho Lopes. Tornadele Siret's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Aquilino Ponte tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardinho Lopes 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 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Ponte in the 52nd minute of play. Ricardinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tornadele Siret's Aquilino Ponte in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. The corner led to Tornadele Siret's Albert Flintașu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardinho Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Ricardinho Lopes in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Ricardinho Lopes in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Ponte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Ricardinho Lopes in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 76 minutes of play, Chile's Orlando Casaus made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardinho Lopes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Ricardinho Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Mariano Lacasa 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. Mariano Lacasa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Ricardinho Lopes made a huge save. Mariano Lacasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Lopes having to interfere. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chile had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.