Challenge

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anthony Tonon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the game, Amedeo Di Vincenzo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LEBEG Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. Amedeo Di Vincenzo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Francisco Seco 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. After having played for 12 minutes, Maximiliano Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Escribano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Franco in the 16th minute of play. Cristiano Ucci charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Ucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristiano Ucci kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Talone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arrigo Talone was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Jaime Cazalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Tonon in the 26th minute of the match. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Francisco Seco hit a great ball. Alberto Cavanna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joaquin Gayoso having to make a save. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 38th minute, but Joaquin Gayoso got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Uruguay hanging dry this time. When Uruguay's Francisco Seco in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LEBEG Team's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Cristiano Ucci got a free kick in the 41st minute. Francisco Seco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone. Arrigo Talone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The LEBEG Team players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Uruguay were winning 0-2.

Alberto Cavanna kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Francisco Seco made a precise shot to the right of Arrigo Talone. LEBEG Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Arrigo Talone made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Arrigo Talone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maximiliano Escribano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Talone having to interfere. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arturo Carvallo's late challenge caught a LEBEG Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arturo Carvallo helped the player get up and apologised. Arturo Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Tonon in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 85th minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Talone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Amedeo Di Vincenzo in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. In the 93rd 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: 0-4. LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 96th minute of play.