Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Panait Frânculescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Lacasa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Panait Frânculescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 7th minute. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Mao Shu Gang hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chile's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Lacasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Dică in the 22nd minute of play. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Chile fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marin Dică in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Pliego saved Chile from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marin Dică in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Panait Frânculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Marin Dică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Marin Dică hit a great ball. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Basarab Panciu hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Faustão Abraão to strike the kick off in the second half. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panait Frânculescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 57th minute of play. When Albano Sergi came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Alexandria Team08 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Albano Sergi couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lacasa took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panait Frânculescu. Panait Frânculescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Péter Bánhegyi replaced Marin Dică. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Zhou replaced Faustão Abraão. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Mariano Lacasa sped through Alexandria Team08's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Panait Frânculescu. Panait Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Figueroa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panait Frânculescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Panait Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 91st minute of the match.