Challenge

Arena Baron Neuman
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victor Dobrotă got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victor Dobrotă in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. 11 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Dobrotă. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Dobrotă in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 14th minute of play forced ITA Arad's goalkeeper Marcu Zdroană to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, ITA Arad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisc Grecescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, Maximiliano Escribano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcu Zdroană was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 19 played minutes ITA Arad got a freekick which was hit by Victor Ababei. Albert Barbăneagră hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The supporters of ITA Arad booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Covarrubias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcu Zdroană showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 32nd minute of the match. Marcu Zdroană 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 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, ITA Arad's Victor Dobrotă 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, 1-1. Denis Tofan kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Jaime Cazalla came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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 Jaime Cazalla couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, Victor Dobrotă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquin Gayoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Horia Ungur made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Francisco Seco sped through ITA Arad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcu Zdroană. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Victor Ababei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ITA Arad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. Victor Ababei kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the ITA Arad defense, Francisco Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcu Zdroană. The ITA Arad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcu Zdroană should have stopped the shot. After 60 played minutes ITA Arad got a freekick which was hit by Francisc Grecescu. ITA Arad made a substitution. Tsubasa Ožura replaced Paul Ipate. After a rather tough play, ITA Arad's Francisc Grecescu got a free kick in the 61st minute. Francisco Seco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcu Zdroană came out and tried to block the shot, but Francisco Seco slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 64th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Escribano in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcu Zdroană saved ITA Arad from getting behind. Francisco Seco hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Felix Tiberian 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. Marcu Zdroană made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. Marcu Zdroană was a little too slow when Francisco Seco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-5. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind ITA Arad's goalkeeper Marcu Zdroană, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ITA Arad's Marcu Zdroană proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save ITA Arad from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Francisco Seco got a free kick in the 89th minute. Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, ITA Arad's goalkeeper Marcu Zdroană had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Escribano. When ITA Arad's Victor Dobrotă in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal.