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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francisco Seco kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Milito got free with Joaquin Gayoso in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 7 minutes Uruguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marciano Koldobika who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severiano Taurino in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquin Gayoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Deportivo Balvanera's Severiano Taurino in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Diego Milito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Joaquin Gayoso made a huge save. In the 25thth minute of the game Diego Milito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Candido Jakes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Balvanera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Candido Jakes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 28th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Octavio Pes hit a great ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute Uruguay were awarded a corner. Jaime Cazalla went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Uruguay's corner Bruno Beldad fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abel Neron quite easily take care of the ball. Jorge Sainz kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marciano Koldobika. In the 34th minute, Bonifacio Petrigai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uruguay's Francisco Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diego Militos short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Joaquin Gayoso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 39th minute of play. Diego Milito who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Joaquin Gayoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Francisco Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Milito to make the kick off. Abel Neron 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 52nd minute. Kevin Carballal kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Milito, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Severiano Taurino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Maximiliano Escribano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Abel Neron made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Abel Neron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Francisco Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Neron having to interfere. In the 77th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uruguay made a substitution. Fernando Zorita replaced Francisco Seco. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Deportivo Balvanera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florencio Oxarra didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 83rd minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron got control of the ball when Maximiliano Escribano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Gisbert in the 91st minute of the match. Abel Neron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 92nd minute. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Milito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Despite being the better team, Uruguay failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.