Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Seco started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Seco. In the 3rd minute, Leonardo Penha 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's Camilo Franco got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 6 minutes, Leonardo Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Penha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes, Leonardo Penha made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 14 minutes, Leonardo Penha made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The attack was good, but when Davide Di Tommaso in the 19th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Angelo Bertoni in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute of the match Uruguay got a corner. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Cazalla ran over to the corner to take the kick. Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Angelo Bertoni in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Penha in the 27th minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Penha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Leonardo Penha. But to his dismay, Leonardo Penha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Francisco Seco got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Maximiliano Escribano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Bertoni having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Francisco Seco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Angelo Bertoni. That made the score 1-3 in the 47 minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonardo Penha to make the kick off. In the 52nd 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. 53 minutes into the game, Leonardo Penha lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Joaquin Gayoso. Camilo Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 69thth minute of the game Francisco Seco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 71 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Denis Gergori. After recieving a nice pass, Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni 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. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 75th minute of play. When Uruguay's Camilo Franco in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Leonardo Penha 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. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Uruguay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denis Gergori was slow to take the kick. During this time ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players had a chance to rest. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Denis Gergori was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Joaquin Gayoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Davide Di Tommaso got a free kick in the 85th minute. Angelo Bertoni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximiliano Escribano went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Davide Di Tommaso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisito Jerano to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.