Challenge

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Uruguay's Francisco Seco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benedicto Maule saved Ψ virgen Ψ from getting behind. Benedicto Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 8th minute of play. Benedicto Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Bruno Beldad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Benedicto Maule was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benedicto Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 20th minute of play. Benedicto Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Franco came free, but Benedicto Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedicto Maule came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Uruguay's Francisco Seco. But to his dismay, Francisco Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 27th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benedicto Maule was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 31st minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Maximiliano Escribano made a precise shot to the right of Benedicto Maule. Ψ virgen Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Francisco Seco hit a great ball. Benedicto Maule 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 39th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benedicto Maule saved Ψ virgen Ψ from getting behind. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ψ virgen Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Cazalla was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay's players had a chance to rest. Jorge Sainz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 47 minutes into the match, Francisco Seco notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Ψ virgen Ψ's Benedicto Maule. Benedicto Maule was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 53rd minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Ψ virgen Ψ defense, Maximiliano Escribano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benedicto Maule. The Ψ virgen Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benedicto Maule should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Uruguay fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Uruguay's Francisco Seco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 62nd minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benedicto Maule was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Jorge Sainz made in the 73rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Camilo Franco immediately put the ball in play. 75 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Benedicto Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Ψ virgen Ψ's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Francisco Seco fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 78 minutes in the game, Maximiliano Escribano dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benedicto Maule came out and tried to block the shot, but Maximiliano Escribano slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camilo Franco got free with Benedicto Maule in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Seco in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benedicto Maule, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match was over Uruguay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ψ virgen Ψ throughout the match.