Challenge

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Francisco Seco made the kick off which started today's match. Zero Gravity were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Uruguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thibau De Messemaecker took the corner. Zero Gravity's Thibau De Messemaecker was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Joaquin Gayoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanne Wynaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Yanne Wynaerts cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Joaquin Gayoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Francisco Seco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Robbin Roggen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gill Kockaerts in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Yanne Wynaerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 25th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Robbin Roggen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robbin Roggen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 34th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Roggen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Yanne Wynaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanne Wynaerts in the 40th minute of play. In the 44th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Roggen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Rocky Mons got a free kick in the 45th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yanne Wynaerts made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Robbin Roggen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thibau De Messemaecker, made in the 58th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Escribano got free with Robbin Roggen in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 66th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Robbin Roggen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Roggen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rik Vissenaeckens to maneuver through the defense. When Alberto Gisbert came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Uruguay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Gisbert couldn't finish the play. When Rocky Mons fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Rocky Mons a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Rocky Mons. In the 77th minute of the match Uruguay got a corner. Zero Gravity's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Cazalla ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jaime Cazalla made a great header on Uruguay's corner, it was just that Zero Gravity's Robbin Roggen managed to reach the ball for a save. Jaime Cazalla got in the 77th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Robbin Roggen and thus it was 1-2. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanne Wynaerts in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Jullian Van Castel made a precise shot to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Uruguay players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.