Challenge

Monumental R. Mejia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Grabiel took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of River de Ramos Mejía booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Beldad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Løth, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elliott Falcão in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquin Gayoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 11 minutes into the match, River de Ramos Mejía's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Eleuterio Maureo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliott Falcão in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Angelo Grabiel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bruno Beldad's late challenge caught a River de Ramos Mejía's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Beldad helped the player get up and apologised. 18 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elliott Falcão. When Serafin Benat fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River de Ramos Mejía's protests and gave Serafin Benat a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, one of River de Ramos Mejía:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for River de Ramos Mejía. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Uruguay. Jaime Cazalla stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eleuterio Maureo. 1-1. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Grabiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 29th minute of play forced River de Ramos Mejía's goalkeeper Eleuterio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elliott Falcãos short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Joaquin Gayoso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as River de Ramos Mejía's Elliott Falcão slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joaquin Gayoso. That made the score 2-1 after 36 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Elliott Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After 43 minutes of play, River de Ramos Mejía's Angelo Grabiel made it 3-1 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! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Seco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Maties in the 51st minute of play. After 53 played minutes River de Ramos Mejía got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Grabiel. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Grabiel in the 56th minute of play. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Elliott Falcão sped through Uruguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Grabiel in the 60th minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliott Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliott Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Escribano. River de Ramos Mejía made a substitution. Mădălin Holban replaced Mathijs Van Herendael. River de Ramos Mejía's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta was substituted for Marcelo Arias. In the 66th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Escribano to maneuver through the defense. River de Ramos Mejía's Eleuterio Maureo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save River de Ramos Mejía from getting a goal against them. Alejo Maties kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Grabiel in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Eguntsenti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Angelo Grabiel put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Grabiel in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The River de Ramos Mejía fans cheered their team off the field, for while Uruguay had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.