Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Fata took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Niklas Isaksson. Niklas Isaksson scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquin Gayoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Fata in the 9th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Valla Fc's Ciro Fata made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquin Gayoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciro Fata in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Gisbert in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valla Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Cazalla was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay's players had a chance to rest. Jaime Cazalla made a great header on Uruguay's corner, it was just that Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera managed to reach the ball for a save. Ciro Fata's late challenge caught a Uruguay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Fata helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Ciro Fata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Seco came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, Valla Fc's Niklas Isaksson made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquin Gayoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a great ball. After 47 minutes Valla Fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Cazalla who took care of the corner kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Seco made a kick off. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Fata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artemio Esdras hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Artemio Esdras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dennis Schröder fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valla Fc's protests and gave Dennis Schröder a yellow card for diving instead. Dennis Schröder hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Francisco Seco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Antoine Lovera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Camilo Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th 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 Niklas Isaksson in the 70th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Antoine Lovera in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 82nd minute of play. Antoine Lovera was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Maximiliano Escribano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maximiliano Escribano really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. With his leg Antoine Lovera managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arturo Carvallo kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Niklas Isaksson got a free kick in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 95th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes, Thor Stabbe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valla Fc and the Uruguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Stabbe to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla tried to score from far away in the 98th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Valla Fc were victorious despite being under pressure from Uruguay for much of the match.