Challenge

Balaceanu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alberto Gisbert's late challenge caught a Balaceanu UFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. Alberto Gisbert hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Balaceanu UFC's zone, Alberto Gisbert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mihăiţă Frânculescu came out of the goal and Alberto Gisbert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Francisco Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emil Ardelean hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihăiţă Frânculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Francisco Seco struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Mihăiţă Frânculescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uruguay. 21 minutes into the game, Anton Negru threw the ball into play from the sideline. Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Mihăiţă Frânculescu came out of the goal in the 21st 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 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 27th minute of play forced Balaceanu UFC's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Balaceanu UFC booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Aliuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Gayoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Aliuta ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute, Octav Bologan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihăiţă Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 38th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihăiţă Frânculescu saved Balaceanu UFC from getting behind. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Balaceanu UFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octav Bologan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 minutes of play, Uruguay's Francisco Seco made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mihăiţă Frânculescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Emilian Gligan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. Mihăiţă Frânculescu was a little too slow when Francisco Seco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-3. Mihăiţă Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 56th minute of the match. Francisco Seco made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 59thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Mihăiţă Frânculescu would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Anton Negru hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Maximiliano Escribano's late challenge caught a Balaceanu UFC'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. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great ball. Mihăiţă Frânculescu was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Francisco Seco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francisco Seco really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. After having played for 70 minutes, Francisco Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Seco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Balaceanu UFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Emilian Gligan hit a great ball. Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Anton Negru in the 78 minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Francisco Seco 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. 84 minutes into the match, Balaceanu UFC's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Frânculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. 85 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Escribano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihăiţă Frânculescu. Balaceanu UFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximiliano Escribano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After 90 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Escribano. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Mihăiţă Frânculescu made a huge save.