Diamond Parck
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 3rd minute of play forced Club 23's goalkeeper Sören Malmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sören Malmberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacasa's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Sören Malmberg 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 6th minute. Chile's Thiago Pliego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 8th minute of play. Druțu Daniel hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The supporters of Club 23 booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Manzanedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sören Malmberg 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 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Club 23's Liu Chao Xiao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sören Malmberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Lacasa went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jose Manzanedo made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Orlando Casaus however managed to control. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sören Malmberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Liu Chao Xiao 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 1-2. Sören Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sören Malmberg came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Chile's Mariano Lacasa. But to his dismay, Mariano Lacasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 43rd minute of play forced Club 23's goalkeeper Sören Malmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Liu Chao Xiao sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Liu Chao Xiao kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thiago Pliego. That made the score 2-3 in the 46 minute of play. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bogdan Bogdanović was the one to do the kick off. With 52 minutes on the clock, Dacian Săraru commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 52 minutes into the game, one of Club 23:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lacasa got free with Sören Malmberg in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Mariano Lacasa could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Sören Malmberg however easily saved by the left post. 72 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Chao Xiao came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club 23's Sören Malmberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Club 23 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Club 23's Sören Malmberg got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 74th minute of the match. Club 23's Sören Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Casaus in the 77th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Bogdanović came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Chao Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Bogdanović came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Sören Malmberg. Club 23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. 88 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sören Malmberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Sören Malmberg. Club 23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-7. Nae Lalescu hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Mariano Lacasa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sören Malmberg having to make a save. Chile's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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