Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francisco Seco kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Ivica Olić came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Arnulfo Bihar 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 Arnulfo Bihar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 9th minute of play forced Alberdi de América's goalkeeper Higinio Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Higinio Eutropio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Seco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Higinio Eutropio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 18 in the game by Francisco Seco from a close distance when the talented Higinio Eutropio managed to make a qualified save. Alberdi de América's players were relieved. Alberdi de América were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Uruguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yin Fan Ning took the corner. Yin Fan Ning made a great header on Alberdi de América's corner, it was just that Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso managed to reach the ball for a save. When Francisco Seco came up free with the goalie in the 27th 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 Francisco Seco couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th 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. Higinio Eutropio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Bihar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Anak Wolf made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Yin Fan Ning immediately put the ball in play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Arnulfo Bihar might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Gayoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arnulfo Bihar ran back to his position shaking his head. Higinio Eutropio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 59th minute of play forced Alberdi de América's goalkeeper Higinio Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uruguay's Francisco Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alberdi de América! The referee gave Uruguay a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jaime Cazalla, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alberdi de América's Higinio Eutropio. 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th 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. Higinio Eutropio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 82nd minute of play forced Alberdi de América's goalkeeper Higinio Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberdi de América's Higinio Eutropio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Ivica Olić came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alberdi de América's Inocencio Paez got a free kick in the 86th minute. Higinio Eutropio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ruben Argina hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 96th minute of play forced Alberdi de América's goalkeeper Higinio Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Francisco Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberdi de América's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.