Challenge

Manly Oval
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Uruguay's Francisco Seco 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. Manly FC's Case Tisdell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 3rd minute of play. Case Tisdell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 4th minute of the match. In the 10th minute of the game Jorge Sainz made a throw-in which Camilo Franco played forward. Case Tisdell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 13th minute of play. Jaime Cazalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Case Tisdell having to make a save. Francisco Seco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Case Tisdell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Francisco Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Case Tisdell was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Case Tisdell. Manly FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Francisco Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Case Tisdell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th minute, Neale Franklin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the game, Virgil Van Dijck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manly FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. In the 26th minute, Virgil Van Dijck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Seco succeeded in the game's 30th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 33rd minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Case Tisdell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Case Tisdell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Uruguay were awarded a corner. Jaime Cazalla went to the cornerflag to take it. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Seco scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Case Tisdell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Neale Franklin to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Case Tisdell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 56th minute, Francisco Seco made a precise shot to the right of Case Tisdell. Manly FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Maximiliano Escribano charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximiliano Escribano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Manly FC defense, Camilo Franco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Case Tisdell. The Manly FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Case Tisdell should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Manly FC booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Carvallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Maximiliano Escribano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Case Tisdell, passed just outside the right post. 70 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Case Tisdell. Manly FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Francisco Seco let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 74th minute shot 0-10 at rihgt post. Uruguay's Francisco Seco was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 77th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 80th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Case Tisdell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Gisbert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Case Tisdell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Camilo Franco went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Case Tisdell made a huge save. Arturo Carvallo made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Francisco Seco immediately put the ball in play. In the 91st minute, Uruguay's Francisco Seco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Case Tisdell made a huge save. When the match was over Uruguay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Manly FC throughout the match.