Challenge

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Rix started the match with the kick off. Thomas Rix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquin Gayoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darin Gladichev in the 26th minute. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Uruguay from getting a goal against them. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Gayoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Rix in the 42nd minute. Uruguay's Francisco Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. Kosta Kúnov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Francisco Seco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Avgustin Yochev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Carballal during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Darin Gladichev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Thomas Rix 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 Thomas Rix was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 65 minutes into the match, Laziali's Velichko Shindarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquin Gayoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 66 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Miladin Statkov. Kosta Kúnov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Rix, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. When Ramiro da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Laziali 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 Ramiro da Silva couldn't finish the play. After 72 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Veliko Stefchov. The throw-in from Emiliyan Zakov in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Uruguay's Kevin Carballal. Avgustin Yochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Francisco Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomas Rix's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro da Silva in the 84th minute of the match. Aleko Kamberski'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. Aleko Kamberski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st minute, Thomas Rix 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. Laziali's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.