Challenge

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Francisco Seco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Joaquin Gayoso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 7th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Beldad to maneuver through the defense. SC Braga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Quintino Carvalhais in the 9th minute. SC Braga's Quintino Carvalhais was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Joaquin Gayoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 12th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Braga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. When Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 17th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Joaquin Gayoso kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 20th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquin Gayoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Kevin Carballal hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 37th minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 46th minute, SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joaquin Gayoso. Joaquin Gayoso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zigmantas Gimbutas to strike the kick off in the second half. Zigmantas Gimbutas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jon-Egil Sætre during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon-Egil Sætre to maneuver through the defense. SC Braga's Geraldo Lucas was substituted for André Jordão. SC Braga made a substitution. Stig-Åke Mattsson replaced Zigmantas Gimbutas. The supporters of Uruguay booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon-Egil Sætre didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Beldad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Lu Xun Lei shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joaquin Gayoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 67th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Carballal to maneuver through the defense. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Cieri in the 71st minute of play. After having played for 74 minutes, Maximiliano Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Escribano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Braga'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. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Cieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 92nd match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Escribano to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, SC Braga's Lu Xun Lei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Braga reached it. After 95 minutes of play, SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquin Gayoso was left in no man's land by his defense there!