Challenge

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iordache Donici kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, one of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L. Yang Ming Ran went to the wrong direction when Jaime Cazalla was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Francisco Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Yang Ming Ran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 minutes Uruguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Smolarek who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso got control of the ball when Herminio Vincente tried to sneak it across the goal line. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Uruguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roland Smolarek took the corner. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordache Donici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Uruguay from getting a goal against them. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 26th minute of play. Uruguay's Camilo Covarrubias managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Filip Tăcutu in the 30 minute of the game. A hard shot 33 in the game by Iordache Donici from a close distance when the talented Joaquin Gayoso managed to make a qualified save. Uruguay's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 35th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uruguay's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaime Cazalla in the 45th minute. Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yang Ming Ran in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 47th minute of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Seco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iordache Donici in the 53rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Maximiliano Escribano took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Yang Ming Ran to make any attempt to save it. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Iordache Donici 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cazimir Bărbătescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Joaquin Gayoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's zone, Alberto Gisbert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yang Ming Ran 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. Sergiu Panaitescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente. But to his dismay, Herminio Vincente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 76th minute, Herminio Vincente 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. 79 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Vincente came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Vincente in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Beldad to maneuver through the defense. When C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Uruguay for a fine match.