Challenge

ЦСКА
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francisco Seco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belcho Hlebarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Uruguay booed when ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivelin Ananiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anzhelo Gerushin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Belcho Hlebarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ЦСКА's supporters crossed their fingers, but Belcho Hlebarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ЦСКА! Anzhelo Gerushin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Gisbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 14 played minutes ЦСКА got a freekick which was hit by Ivelin Ananiev. In the 15th minute, Francisco Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anzhelo Gerushin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ЦСКА getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Belcho Hlebarov hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anzhelo Gerushin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by ЦСКА's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Cazalla was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 46th minute of play forced ЦСКА's goalkeeper Anzhelo Gerushin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the ЦСКА defense, Maximiliano Escribano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anzhelo Gerushin. The ЦСКА fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anzhelo Gerushin should have stopped the shot. After the first half Uruguay were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Belcho Hlebarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute Alberto Gisbert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anzhelo Gerushin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ЦСКА getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Toncho Súrbinski hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anzhelo Gerushin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ЦСКА's Anzhelo Gerushin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 72nd minute of play. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Anzhelo Gerushin made a huge save. Velimir Geneshki scored 1-4 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquin Gayoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belcho Hlebarov in the 83rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Escribano got free with Anzhelo Gerushin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anzhelo Gerushin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximiliano Escribano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Anzhelo Gerushin made a huge save. After 95 played minutes Maximiliano Escribano rounded ЦСКА's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-5. Uruguay's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.