Challenge

Arturo Valerio
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. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jaime Cazalla hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide La Marca. Davide La Marca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Napoleon Walaszkiewicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The As Melfi 1929 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Davide La Marca put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. 20 minutes into the game, Davide La Marca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Joaquin Gayoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide La Marca in the 23rd minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide La Marca, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Joaquin Gayoso stood somewhat misplaced when Davide La Marca came free in front of goal and shot 4-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. The supporters of As Melfi 1929 booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Beldad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Davide La Marca took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquin Gayoso. Joaquin Gayoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 32nd minute, Yan Ran Yan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uruguay's Arturo Carvallo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yan Ran Yan in the 34 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Davide La Marca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Davide La Marca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 37 minutes of play, As Melfi 1929's Davide La Marca made it 6-0 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! After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Napoleon Walaszkiewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Napoleon Walaszkiewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fox 武松 in the 43rd minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Davide La Marca to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Fox 武松 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Joaquin Gayoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Camilo Covarrubias charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Covarrubias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Covarrubias to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Davide La Marca came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Beldad. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davide La Marca's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 63rd 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: 7-1. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by As Melfi 1929's Davide La Marca. But to his dismay, Davide La Marca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. Francisco Seco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eraldo Bulla came out and tried to block the shot, but Francisco Seco slotted it home off the left post making it 8-2 in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Uruguay defense, Carlo Miccio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. The Uruguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquin Gayoso should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 10-2 when Davide La Marca sped through Uruguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. As Melfi 1929 had won after a very even match.