Challenge

Come out and play
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Uruguay's Francisco Seco 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. The audience was convinced that Eufemio Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eufemio Andrade in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match, Marinos Sarigiannidis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Joaquin Gayoso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 15 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Eufemio Andrade came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Christodoulatos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Conference League winners:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Uruguay:s goal. 23 minutes into the match, Conference League winners's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Cazalla came free, but Iraklis Zafiriou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes Conference League winners got a freekick which was hit by Pipis Karagiotas. Iraklis Zafiriou came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Uruguay's Francisco Seco. But to his dismay, Francisco Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Conference League winners's Eufemio Andrade ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joaquin Gayoso. Joaquin Gayoso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. After 36th play minutes Eufemio Andrade shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Joaquin Gayoso and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 40 minutes, Francisco Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Seco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Seco struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Iraklis Zafiriou didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uruguay. Iraklis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 47th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Jaime Cazalla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iraklis Zafiriou quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eufemio Andrade was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eufemio Andrade in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. Jaime Cazalla hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The supporters of Conference League winners booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eufemio Andrade struck a weak shot in the 68th 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 Conference League winners. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eufemio Andrade in the 72nd minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Francisco Seco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uruguay and the Conference League winners players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Francisco Seco hit a great ball. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eufemio Andrade's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The audience was convinced that Eufemio Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After having played for 85 minutes, Pipis Karagiotas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Conference League winners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pipis Karagiotas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eufemio Andrade in the 87th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eufemio Andrade in the 88th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marinos Sarigiannidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. Iraklis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Gisbert in the 91st minute of the match. Iraklis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 93rd minute of the match.