Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Hefter in the 3rd minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Hefter in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Sten Koch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richard Hefter in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. You Wei Xing's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquin Gayoso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Red Bull Magnus getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Charles Puyol hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla tried to score from far away in the 21st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Francisco Seco came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Uruguay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Francisco Seco couldn't finish the play. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Hefter's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Magnus's zone, Maximiliano Escribano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Bittencourt came out of the goal and Maximiliano Escribano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joaquin Gayoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard Hefter went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Hefter, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Kjell Hök kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when You Wei Xing sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th match minute, Red Bull Magnus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão Negri to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard Hefter was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Richard Hefter 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richard Hefter in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by You Wei Xing in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, Red Bull Magnus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sten Koch to maneuver through the defense. Red Bull Magnus made a substitution. Gerson Cruzado replaced Luisão Negri. A collision led to Red Bull Magnus getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sten Koch hit a great ball. In the 63rd 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. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 64th minute of play. Cláudio Bittencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Seco in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Bass Dost left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Bull Magnus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 87 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's Bass Dost sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquin Gayoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Red Bull Magnus were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Uruguay for a fine match.