Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) NK Ribar Rab's Carter Como started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miodrag Gvozdić in the 3rd minute of play. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alberto Gisbert the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Uruguay protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alberto Gisbert had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 10th minute, one of Uruguay:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Uruguay. Ivan Krile made a fantastic save in the 16th 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 17th minute. Ivan Krile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batıray Orus struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Joaquin Gayoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK Ribar Rab. Francisco Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Krile. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute, Carter Como ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquin Gayoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batıray Orus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Krile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the game, Francisco Seco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ivan Krile was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Uruguay booed when NK Ribar Rab was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carter Como didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. Ivan Krile didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Seco went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Maximiliano Escribano came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Uruguay 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 Maximiliano Escribano couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Krile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, NK Ribar Rab's Batıray Orus made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquin Gayoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! NK Ribar Rab's Ivan Krile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Cazalla in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64thth minute of the game Francisco Seco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK Ribar Rab's Ivan Krile was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Uruguay booed when NK Ribar Rab was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Kramarić didn't get a good kick on the ball. NK Ribar Rab made a substitution. Frano Jandrečić replaced Miodrag Gvozdić. The Uruguay fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Uruguay's Francisco Seco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ivan Krile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ivan Krile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 73rd minute of the match. After 74 minutes NK Ribar Rab's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Cazalla who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of NK Ribar Rab's goalie and right to Bruno Beldad. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. NK Ribar Rab's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 77th minute, Carter Como hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK Ribar Rab's goalie prevented a goal. Ivan Krile stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Seco's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the game, Carter Como recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Joaquin Gayoso. Carter Como showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. Batıray Orus in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joaquin Gayoso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Escribano in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Krile saved NK Ribar Rab from getting behind. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.