Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damiano Melfi made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. After 10 minutes Sheep United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Cazalla who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alberto Gisbert got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Damiano Melfi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. José Antonio Parra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquin Gayoso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Damiano Melfi 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 15 minute of play. In the 21st minute, Francisco Seco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Damiano Melfi. The goal made the score 2-0. Damiano Melfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 25th minute of the match. Uruguay were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Sheep United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jaime Cazalla took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Jorge Sainz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 30th minute Cao Xi Zhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Sheep United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Scherer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damiano Melfi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 31st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Camilo Franco. The audience was convinced that Francisco Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Melfi was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the match, Sheep United's Isidoro Thomas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joaquin Gayoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damiano Melfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Sheep United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sheldon Cooper didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Camilo Franco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Damiano Melfi skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. In the 57th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Melfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerrie Bot got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by José Antonio Parra. A collision led to Sheep United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Cao Xi Zhan hit a great ball. Sheep United's Damiano Melfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Cazalla in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Melfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ren Chen Hong during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Sheep United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Uruguay:s goal. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Kevin Carballal hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Gerrie Bot sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso didn't even have to move. Jaime Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute, Jaime Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Thomass short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Joaquin Gayoso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Sheep United getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. José Antonio Parra hit a great ball. Sheep United's José Antonio Parra got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Sheep United defense, Francisco Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damiano Melfi. The Sheep United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damiano Melfi should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Sheep United's zone, Francisco Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Melfi came out of the goal and Francisco Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sheep United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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