Challenge

Iveagh Grounds
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Pearse McWilliam made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Walker during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, St. James Gate F.C.'s Aaron Walker got a free kick in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brigid Rutherford narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joaquin Gayoso was a little too slow when Barhart Costello got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 2-1. Pearse McWilliam in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joaquin Gayoso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 25th minute, Tipper Savic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, St. James Gate F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Brigid Rutherford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brigid Rutherford. St. James Gate F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The attack was good, but when Pearse McWilliam in the 33rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 36th minute of play forced St. James Gate F.C.'s goalkeeper Brigid Rutherford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano got a free kick in the 37th minute. When Pearse McWilliam came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the St. James Gate F.C. 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 Pearse McWilliam couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind St. James Gate F.C.'s goalkeeper Brigid Rutherford, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Brigid Rutherford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Seco to make the kick off. Pearse McWilliam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Tipper Savic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, St. James Gate F.C.'s Hewney Kirby got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, St. James Gate F.C.'s Hewney Kirby got a free kick in the 69th minute. Brigid Rutherford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th 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: 2-3. St. James Gate F.C. were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Uruguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tipper Savic took the corner. The corner ended in Tipper Savic almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso did a great save. With a little luck, St. James Gate F.C.'s Brigid Rutherford got control of the ball when Camilo Franco tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, St. James Gate F.C.'s Brigid Rutherford got control of the ball when Maximiliano Escribano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Burke Martyn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Burke Martyn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uruguay's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.