Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leigh Blakeley got the match started through his kick off. Keith Scotland 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 3rd minute. A collision led to Floodish FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Robert Stark hit a great ball. Keith Scotland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leigh Blakeley 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 the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Leigh Blakeley put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. In the 20thth minute of the game Theo McNeish 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. In the 21st minute of the match Floodish FC got a corner. Uruguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Borys Oliszewski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Fidel Lertxun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Joaquin Gayoso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leigh Blakeley in the 23rd 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. Jaime Cazalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keith Scotland having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leigh Blakeley in the 33rd minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leigh Blakeley in the 38th minute of play. Keith Scotland made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Maximiliano Escribano sent off a good shot on target. Maximiliano Escribano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Keith Scotland made a huge save. In the 41st minute, Theo McNeish hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great ball. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leigh Blakeley in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paddy McNeish in the 48th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Seco to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Maximiliano Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Escribano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the game, Willie McLeay threw the ball into play from the sideline. Uruguay's Camilo Franco quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 56 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Escribano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Keith Scotland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 61st minute of play forced Floodish FC's goalkeeper Keith Scotland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leigh Blakeley in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leigh Blakeley, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Leigh Blakeley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Leigh Blakeley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maximiliano Escribano scored 2-3 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keith Scotland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 84 played minutes Floodish FC got a freekick which was hit by Leigh Blakeley. Keith Scotland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Vincent Gardner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Floodish FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. A collision led to Floodish FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Vincent Gardner hit a great ball. Floodish FC's Keith Scotland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 93rd minute of play. The Floodish FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.