Challenge

Gigante A
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gu Chang Peng got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Sainz. 4 minutes into the match, Gu Chang Peng notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso. Joaquin Gayoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute, Gu Chang Peng reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Joaquin Gayoso. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 12th minute of the game Jorge Sainz made a throw-in which Camilo Franco played forward. Joaquin Gayoso made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Gu Chang Peng sent off a good shot on target. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Uruguay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Smith Wigglesworth was slow to take the kick. During this time Ripa FC's players had a chance to rest. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 31st minute of play. Alvaro Jakes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gu Chang Peng's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jorge Sainz hit a great ball. After 43 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Jakes. 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.

Gu Chang Peng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 51st minute of the match. Ripa FC's Alvaro Jakes got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Ripa FC were awarded a corner. Smith Wigglesworth went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ripa FC's corner Smith Wigglesworth fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joaquin Gayoso quite easily take care of the ball. In the 64th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Carvallo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gu Chang Peng in the 65th 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. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Gu Chang Peng put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. After 77 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Carballal. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Bruno Beldad hit a great ball. After 82 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Franz Grassme made it 5-0 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! Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franz Grassme's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Ripa FC got a corner. Uruguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Placido Pero ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Placido Pero got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Joaquin Gayoso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 87th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Grassme in the 88th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Grassme came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Magnus Löfdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Camilo Covarrubias fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uruguay's protests and gave Camilo Covarrubias a yellow card for diving instead. Camilo Covarrubias hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Franco 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 Franz Grassme, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Uruguay players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ripa FC.