Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Seco got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Galatasaray A.Ş. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Süleyman Tanyeri hit a great ball. Lisandro Quentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Joaquin Gayoso made a huge save. In the 10th minute, Hıncal Kongur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Ciccio Graziani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Ciccio Graziani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lisandro Quentin got free with Joaquin Gayoso in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 21 minutes, Ciccio Graziani made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 24th minute of play forced Galatasaray A.Ş.'s goalkeeper Ingar Myklebust to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Graziani in the 30th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Galatasaray A.Ş. 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. Ciccio Graziani ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hıncal Kongur kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute Ciccio Graziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37th play minutes Francisco Seco shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Ingar Myklebust and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 41st minute, Bruno Beldad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 41 minutes, Ciccio Graziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray A.Ş.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciccio Graziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 45 minutes into the game, Francisco Seco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ingar Myklebust was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciccio Graziani to make the kick off. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciccio Graziani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute of the match Galatasaray A.Ş. 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. Ciccio Graziani ran over to the corner to take the kick. 59 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Graziani came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Ciccio Graziani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galatasaray A.Ş. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 68th minute Lisandro Quentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 70 played minutes Galatasaray A.Ş. got a freekick which was hit by Teoman Turhan. In the 72nd minute Ciccio Graziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Arturo Carvallo hit a great ball. Ciccio Graziani hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Uruguay's Francisco Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evaristo Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Galatasaray A.Ş. had won after a very even match.