Challenge

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Rix started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avgustin Yochev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Francisco Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Avgustin Yochev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Avgustin Yochev came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Uruguay's Francisco Seco. But to his dismay, Francisco Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Rix in the 12th minute of play. Darin Gladichev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Joaquin Gayoso made a huge save. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velichko Shindarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Rix in the 36th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Alberto Gisbert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Uruguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laziali the free kick. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Darin Gladichev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Joaquin Gayoso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Rix 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 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Seco was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Darin Gladichev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. When Alberto Gisbert came up free with the goalie in the 61st 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. Laziali's Ramiro da Silva was substituted for Darin Gladichev. In the 62nd minute, Aleko Kamberski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Rix in the 66th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Emiliyan Zakov in the 69 minute of the game. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Laziali booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Camilo Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Ramiro da Silva 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. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomas Rix's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, Alberto Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Avgustin Yochev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 89th minute of the match. Avgustin Yochev 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 89th minute. Alberto Gisbert hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Avgustin Yochev was a little too slow when Francisco Seco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-2. When the match was over Uruguay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Laziali throughout the match.