Challenge

Claudiu Maior
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Mei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Anacleto Geofredo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Garrido, made in the 5th minute of the game. Lyle Coppack 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 9th minute. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 17th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Fontirroig came free, but Lyle Coppack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lyle Coppack having to make a save. Carlos Mei'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 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely got a corner. Chile's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ediberto de Queirós ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Vieira in the 39th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Mei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. In the 46th minute, Felix Garrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Mei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariano Lacasa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalkeeper Lyle Coppack, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalkeeper Lyle Coppack, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely from getting a goal against them. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ediberto de Queirós in the 62nd minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Mei in the 71st minute of play. Lyle Coppack 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 74th minute. Lyle Coppack made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Adrián-Daniel Dobre was substituted for Ediberto de Queirós. In the 82nd minute Mihăiţă Stolniceanu 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. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Mei, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Mihăiţă Stolniceanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Mihăiţă Stolniceanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Gheorghe Novac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 96th minute of play. Chile played a much better game than Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely and deserved their victory. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.