Challenge

Commandos FC Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francisco Seco kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 3rd minute of play forced The Commandos's goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Escribano to maneuver through the defense. When The Commandos's Thanos Kalfakis in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 11th minute of play. Daniil Kleomenis kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Fondas Papadogiannakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Moraru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes The Commandos got a freekick which was hit by Antti Ariva. Dumitru Moraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 19th minute of the match. Dumitru Moraru 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 21st minute. Dumitru Moraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Gisbert in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, The Commandos's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Dumitru Moraru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Gisbert hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Kalfakis in the 32nd minute of play. The supporters of Uruguay booed when The Commandos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniil Kleomenis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Thanos Kalfakis came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumitru Moraru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sokratis Tsardikos made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. Paris Braoudakis hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Dumitru Moraru 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 the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thanos Kalfakis to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Carballal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 57th minute of play forced The Commandos's goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 played minutes The Commandos got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Tsirigidis. When Jaime Cazalla came up free with the goalie in the 59th 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. Dumitru Moraru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rdth minute of the game Thanos Kalfakis 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. Maximiliano Escribano's late challenge caught a The Commandos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximiliano Escribano helped the player get up and apologised. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Kalfakis in the 70th minute of the match. Antti Ariva made in the 75th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Grigoris Sourmelis immediately put the ball in play. After some careless play in the Uruguay defense, Fondas Papadogiannakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. The Uruguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquin Gayoso should have stopped the shot. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dumitru Moraru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Antti Ariva fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Commandos's protests and gave Antti Ariva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, The Commandos's Antti Ariva got a free kick in the 84th minute. When Francisco Seco came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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. Daniil Kleomenis hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 88 played minutes The Commandos got a freekick which was hit by Makis Bakatsias. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Escribano got free with Dumitru Moraru in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fondas Papadogiannakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.