Challenge

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Seco started the match with the kick off. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Franco in the 10th minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinei Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Camilo Franco's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Francisco Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Uruguay's Francisco Seco in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Beldad in the 15th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudinei Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Francisco Seco sped through Litoral EC - CIMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Claudinei Esteves. 29 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinei Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Paulo José Campidelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34thth minute of the game Francisco Seco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Claudinei Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Francisco Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudinei Esteves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 45th minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 46th minute of play. Claudinei Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Uruguay were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo José Campidelis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Francisco Seco came free with the goalkeeper in the 51st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Claudinei Esteves could save by the left post. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Claudinei Esteves made a huge save. In the 60th minute, Francisco Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 64 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. In the 64th minute, Francisco Seco made a precise shot to the right of Claudinei Esteves. Litoral EC - CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Francisco Secos short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Claudinei Esteves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Francisco Seco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Claudinei Esteves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves got control of the ball when Francisco Seco tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Uruguay's Francisco Seco in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. 76 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinei Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. With his leg Claudinei Esteves managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 81st minute, Edgard Vides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd play minute Francisco Seco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Claudinei Esteves. 0-11. After a rather tough play, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Igor Berger got a free kick in the 86th minute. Francisco Seco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Claudinei Esteves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. Claudinei Esteves made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute, Francisco Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-13. Uruguay's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.