Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paul Romeo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's goalkeeper Aristide Răduț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. Paul Romeo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Leontin Medrea'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. Leontin Medrea helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes FC TraLaLa got a freekick which was hit by Leontin Medrea. In the 15th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristide Răduț was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 18 minutes of play FC TraLaLa's Paul Romeo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 19th match minute, FC TraLaLa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Romeo to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Seco got free with Aristide Răduț in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Uruguay's Aristide Răduț threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maximiliano Escribano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Escribano got free with Aristide Răduț in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 played minutes FC TraLaLa got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Gogea. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Jaime Cazalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uruguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Cazalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aristide Răduț breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Seco to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aristide Răduț made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Sever Piţurcă came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC TraLaLa 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 Sever Piţurcă couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Sever Piţurcă was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC TraLaLa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. Uruguay's attentive Alberto Gisbert managed to snatch the ball when Bogdan Gogea made a throw-in in the 61st minute of the game. In the 62nd minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristide Răduț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Jaime Cazalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sever Piţurcă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Aristide Răduț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Bogdan Gogea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Pușcariu came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aristide Răduț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aristide Răduț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC TraLaLa's Aristide Răduț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 87th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Aristide Răduț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucian Găman hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Aristide Răduț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Uruguay's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.