Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia 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. Gabriel Ascaso was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Grabiel Escorcia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grabiel Escorcia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 19th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grabiel Escorcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gabriel Ascaso made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Adria Bielsa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Aveiro. Nacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adria Bielsa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Adria Bielsa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristiano Aveiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Spain's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Aveiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 33rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional's supporters rose to their feet, but Grabiel Escorcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Ascaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42ndth minute of the game Grabiel Escorcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Toledo made a kick off. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Nacional from getting a goal against them. In the 52nd minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 56 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Spain's Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 60th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grabiel Escorcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. 71 minutes into the match, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Ascaso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro got control of the ball when Carles Cherro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Carles Cherro came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Jon Cubero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Aveiro. Nacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jon Cubero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. Enrique Rabellino kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Nacional could leave the field as winners, despite Spain having more of the ball for most of the match.