Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francisco Seco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Erick Villaelrriego fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Challestone S.C.'s protests and gave Erick Villaelrriego a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Challestone S.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Villaelrriego didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xzavier Espindola 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 9 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Xzavier Espindola in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uruguay's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaime Cazalla in the 15th minute. The corner led to Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Gonzales Torrado hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesus Coello, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Xzavier Espindola. That made the score 4-0 after 27 minutes of play. With a little luck, Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola got control of the ball when Maximiliano Escribano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Hernandez Callon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xzavier Espindola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 38th minute of play. Challestone S.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Maximiliano Escribano scored to the left of an out of position Xzavier Espindola, making the score, 5-0. Maximiliano Escribano took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xzavier Espindola. Xzavier Espindola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The wind increased when Xesus Coello made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Francisco Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xzavier Espindola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kevin Carballal made in the 57th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Camilo Franco immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 60th minute of play forced Challestone S.C.'s goalkeeper Xzavier Espindola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Cazalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xzavier Espindola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Cazalla ran back to his position shaking his head. After 64 minutes, Jorge Sainz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uruguay and the Challestone S.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jaime Cazalla's late challenge caught a Challestone S.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Cazalla helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Challestone S.C. booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 68th minute of play forced Challestone S.C.'s goalkeeper Xzavier Espindola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 73rd minute of play. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Uruguay from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xzavier Espindola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Xzavier Espindola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 85th minute of the match. Xzavier Espindola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 86th minute of play. In the 91st 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: 8-0. In the 96th minute, Maximiliano Escribano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Uruguay walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.