Challenge

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Helge Brun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Camilo Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Francisco Seco made a precise shot to the right of Qian Xing Wei. Eleven Nation Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 12th play minute Helge Brun came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Joaquin Gayoso. 1-1. Eleven Nation Army's Viggo Lundkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Viggo Lundkvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Joaquin Gayoso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 27th minute of the match. With a little luck, Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso got control of the ball when Åke Ekelund tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Olof Högström came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Eleven Nation Army 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 Olof Högström couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37thth minute of the game Viggo Lundkvist 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. Joaquin Gayoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Helge Brun in the 39th minute. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 40th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Uruguay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 48th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Joaquin Gayoso, was totally fooled by Eleven Nation Army's Åke Ekelund, who 51 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. Helge Brun might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Gayoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Helge Brun ran back to his position shaking his head. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Qian Xing Wei made a huge save. Francisco Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Seco to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Seco in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qian Xing Wei, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 68 minutes of play, Uruguay's Francisco Seco made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qian Xing Wei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Camilo Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Jorge Sainz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helge Brun, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 82 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Gisbert. Åke Ekelund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Åke Ekelund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Ekelund in the 85th minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Åke Ekelund. But to his dismay, Åke Ekelund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Qian Xing Wei made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Escribano in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qian Xing Wei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Brun in the 91st minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Gayoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Helge Brun went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Eleven Nation Army had won after a very even match.