Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valentin Negroni got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, Metapalo FC's Tytus Jaszcz made it 0-1 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! Valentin Negroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Jaszcz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 11th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Uruguay defense, Valentin Negroni 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. Gavino Belarmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Gisbert in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goalkeeper Gavino Belarmo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Escribano. 25 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Negroni came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Gavino Belarmo made a huge save. After 31st play minutes Tytus Jaszcz shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Joaquin Gayoso and just under the crossbar into goal. Tytus Jaszcz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Negroni in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Metapalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roni Arisandy to maneuver through the defense. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Jaszcz in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Metapalo FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Negroni came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximiliano Escribano scored 1-4 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gavino Belarmo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Metapalo FC fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Metapalo FC's Tytus Jaszcz 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alberto Gisbert hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Tytus Jaszcz came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joaquin Gayoso could save by the left post. When Bengt-Arne Thedin fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Metapalo FC's protests and gave Bengt-Arne Thedin a yellow card for diving instead. 66 minutes into the game, Metapalo FC's Valentin Negroni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joaquin Gayoso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Tytus Jaszcz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. Kevin Carballal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 73 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Uruguay! Arsenio Loramendi'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. Arsenio Loramendi helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 minutes of play, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gavino Belarmo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valentin Negroni's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Joaquin Gayoso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 85thth minute of the game Valentin Negroni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Jaszcz in the 87th minute of play. Tytus Jaszcz in the 92ndth 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. After 94 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Covarrubias. The Uruguay supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Metapalo FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Metapalo FC.