Challenge

AFA Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luo Ying Liang kicked off to start the match. Francisco Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Longo having to interfere. When Luo Ying Liang came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the AFA Club 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 Luo Ying Liang couldn't finish the play. AFA Club's Enrico Longo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 10th minute of play. Uruguay's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaime Cazalla in the 11th minute. After 14 played minutes AFA Club got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Ribeiro. 18 minutes into the match, AFA Club's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Enrico Longo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 23 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. Jaime Cazalla took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Enrico Longo. AFA Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard and well directed shot from Jaime Cazalla led 27 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. AFA Club's Enrico Longo became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-1. With an all-out effort, AFA Club's Joaquin Gayoso threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luo Ying Liang, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. AFA Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Staffan Nyberg in the 32nd minute. Staffan Nyberg made a great header on AFA Club's corner, it was just that Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso managed to reach the ball for a save. 35 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Ying Liang came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Luo Ying Liang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luo Ying Liang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Naldo in the 40th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Escribano in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrico Longo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquin Gayoso was a little too slow when Luo Ying Liang got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-1. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Staffan Nyberg in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Seco to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, AFA Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Su Jian Lin to maneuver through the defense. Fiori Tasso made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. Luo Ying Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Joaquin Gayoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Staffan Nyberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Staffan Nyberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luo Ying Liang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luo Ying Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Joaquin Gayoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kevin Carballal kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Francisco Seco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Uruguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFA Club the free kick. Francisco Seco hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Ying Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Luo Ying Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Uruguay defense, Arnaldo Naldo 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. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Luo Ying Liang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Luo Ying Liang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 94 played minutes AFA Club got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Tasso. In the 96th minute, Luo Ying Liang 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFA Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Uruguay had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.