Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benoit Van Heurick got the match started through his kick off. Thibaud Van Lancker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camilo Franco in the 3rd minute. Zero Gravity's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Francisco Seco scored to the left of an out of position Thibaud Van Lancker, making the score, 1-0. In the last second Thibaud Van Lancker throw himself and got hold of the ball when Francisco Seco in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 10th minute Uruguay were awarded a corner. Jaime Cazalla went to the cornerflag to take it. Francisco Seco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thibaud Van Lancker firmly grabbed it by the left post. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thibaud Van Lancker came out and tried to block the shot, but Maximiliano Escribano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Escribano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibaud Van Lancker, 3-0. Thibaud Van Lancker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Seco in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Thibaud Van Lancker in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arturo Carvallo charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Carvallo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Arturo Carvallo hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Thibaud Van Lancker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker got control of the ball when Francisco Seco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thibaud Van Lancker was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Alberto Gisbert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Gisbert really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Thibaud Van Lancker didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Uruguay's Francisco Seco shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Thibaud Van Lancker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Camilo Franco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. Zero Gravity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camilo Franco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. With his leg Thibaud Van Lancker managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 45th minute, Alberto Gisbert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Van Lancker was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. Thibaud Van Lancker came out of the goal in the 51st 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 8-0. In the 54th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacq Van den Berghe to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Cazalla was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 57th minute of play. Thibaud Van Lancker came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. But to his dismay, Alberto Gisbert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Thibaud Van Lancker 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 65th minute, Maximiliano Escribano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Van Lancker was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 68th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Thibaud Van Lancker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaud Van Lancker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Francisco Seco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Thibaud Van Lancker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zero Gravity's Matt Uyterhelcht managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arturo Carvallo in the 74 minute of the game. 78 minutes into the match, Alberto Gisbert notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Zero Gravity's Thibaud Van Lancker. Thibaud Van Lancker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Zero Gravity defense, Francisco Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thibaud Van Lancker. The Zero Gravity fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thibaud Van Lancker should have stopped the shot. After 86 minutes of play, Uruguay's Camilo Franco made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaud Van Lancker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thibaud Van Lancker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Van Lancker was frozen by the shot and now it was 15-0. 95 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Franco came free, but Thibaud Van Lancker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaud Van Lancker saved Zero Gravity from getting behind. 97 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thibaud Van Lancker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 16-0. Uruguay's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.