Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Victor Andronache kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petrică Arșanu in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. Uruguay's attentive Alberto Gisbert managed to snatch the ball when Iurie Rădoi made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Vlad Belu in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victor Andronache kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionică Iriza in the 17th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ionică Iriza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With a little luck, English Fire's Vlad Belu got control of the ball when Francisco Seco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vlad Belu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francisco Seco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. With his leg Vlad Belu managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Francisco Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Belu having to interfere. Francisco Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Belu having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Iurie Rădoi in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ionică Iriza made a kick off. Vlad Belu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 50th minute of play. Iurie Rădoi'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. Iurie Rădoi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to English Fire getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Iurie Rădoi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Jaime Cazalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uruguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Cazalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vlad Belu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 64 minutes into the match, English Fire's Ionică Iriza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquin Gayoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vlad Belu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 67th minute of the match. Alberto Gisbert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vlad Belu having to make a save. Ionică Irizas short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Joaquin Gayoso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 73 minutes into the match, Ionică Iriza 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 Ionică Iriza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A hard shot 76 in the game by Ionică Iriza from a close distance when the talented Joaquin Gayoso managed to make a qualified save. Uruguay's players were relieved. Ionică Iriza came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st 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. Vlad Belu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 82nd minute of the match. Lucian Molodețiu charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucian Molodețiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, English Fire's Lucian Molodețiu got a free kick in the 85th minute. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Francisco Seco sped through English Fire's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vlad Belu. Uruguay walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.