Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
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. Davide Conte didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Seco went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Andrea Banana's late challenge caught a Uruguay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrea Banana helped the player get up and apologised. Andrea Banana hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 9th minute of play. Donato Amatori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Joaquin Gayoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Alex Marzulli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Donato Amatori put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. When Uruguay's Camilo Franco in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alba FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Donato Amatori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Maximiliano Escribano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Donato Amatori who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Joaquin Gayoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 37th play minutes Donato Amatori shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Joaquin Gayoso and just under the crossbar into goal. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Donato Amatori made the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Francisco Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uruguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davide Conte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th 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. 73 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Camilo Franco got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Maximiliano Escribano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Amatori in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Camilo Franco made a precise shot to the right of Davide Conte. Alba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 93 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 94th minute of play.