Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Svanström got the match started through his kick off. If Christian Svanström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Seco struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Michael Apelkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uruguay. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffer Lindström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FTU's Michael Apelkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Francisco Seco hit a great ball. If Francisco Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michael Apelkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 31 played minutes FTU got a freekick which was hit by Cem Onursev. After having played for 32 minutes, Jaime Cazalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Cazalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FTU's Michael Apelkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 34th minute of play. Michael Apelkvist 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 34th minute. Maximiliano Escribano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Michael Apelkvist made a huge save. In the 38th minute, Christian Svanström 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 0-1. After a rather tough play, FTU's Kajetan Klucznik got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Francisco Seco made a precise shot to the right of Michael Apelkvist. FTU's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Michael Apelkvist made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Seco was the one to do the kick off. Michael Apelkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camilo Franco in the 51st minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Svanström in the 52nd minute of the match. FTU's Michael Apelkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 53rd minute of play. Michael Apelkvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Seco went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute, Christian Svanström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Joaquin Gayoso. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 66th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. Christian Svanström who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Joaquin Gayoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 70th minute of play forced FTU's goalkeeper Michael Apelkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Gayoso made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Christian Svanström sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Apelkvist. FTU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 76th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Apelkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Christian Svanström sped through Uruguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Christian Svanström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Joaquin Gayoso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Olov Örtlund made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. In the 95th 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: 4-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Uruguay fans cheered their team off the field, for while FTU had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.