Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FC Hiiu Pallurid's Merdan Abesadze 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. 3 minutes into the match, FC Hiiu Pallurid's goalkeeper Marko Meerits had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. Francisco Seco did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Marko Meerits 5 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the game, Kunnar Leks threw the ball into play from the sideline. Uruguay's Arturo Carvallo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Marko Meerits 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 17th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Merdan Abesadze put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. 21 minutes into the game, Vytautas Kalasiūnas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Joaquin Gayoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Vytautas Kalasiūnas came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Francisco Seco came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Arturo Carvallo hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marko Meerits saved FC Hiiu Pallurid from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Franco in the 40th minute of play forced FC Hiiu Pallurid's goalkeeper Marko Meerits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla to fire away a dangerous shot which Marko Meerits despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With his leg Marko Meerits managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of FC Hiiu Pallurid booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the game, Merdan Abesadze cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Joaquin Gayoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Covarrubias to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute of the match FC Hiiu Pallurid got a corner. Uruguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Helari Naaber ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 67th minute, Uruguay's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Merdan Abesadze fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. FC Hiiu Pallurid's Marko Meerits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 70th minute of play. 2-3 became the score in the 75th minute when Camilo Franco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tavo Oidra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Joaquin Gayoso made a huge save. In the 83rd match minute, FC Hiiu Pallurid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julius Talumets to maneuver through the defense. Marko Meerits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Cazalla in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Arturo Carvallo hit a great ball. Jorge Sainz charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Sainz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Sainz to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Hiiu Pallurid walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.