Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Federico Canzano got the match started through his kick off. Teddy Team's Amos Iovine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Teddy Team from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute, Teddy Team's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Maximiliano Escribano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Canzano, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Arturo Carvallo hit a great ball. Francisco Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Amos Iovine made a huge save. In the 14th minute, Francisco Seco 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. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Bruno Beldad hit a great ball. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Canzano's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Canzano in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquin Gayoso saved Uruguay from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Bruno Pocobello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Bruno Pocobello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute, Concetto Serra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amos Iovine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Gisbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Federico Canzano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Carballal to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Arturo Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Federico Canzano came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Teddy Team 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 Federico Canzano couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Flavio Gargano put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. The throw-in from Antonello Spitaleri in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. The Uruguay players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Teddy Team were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Seco to make the kick off. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Canzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Uruguay's Francisco Seco in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Teddy Team's goalie prevented a goal. Uruguay's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Flavio Gargano scored to the left of an out of position Joaquin Gayoso, making the score, 0-2. Federico Canzano hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Amos Iovine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Seco's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Amos Iovine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Seco's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Amos Iovine came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano. But to his dismay, Maximiliano Escribano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Teddy Team's Felice Centofanti got a free kick in the 74th minute. Teddy Team's Amos Iovine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Seco in the 76th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Teddy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Festuccia to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes Teddy Team got a freekick which was hit by Emanuele Festuccia. Jaime Cazalla was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Teddy Team's Federico Canzano in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. Amos Iovine 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 82nd minute. With a little luck, Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso got control of the ball when Federico Canzano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Federico Canzano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Joaquin Gayoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Amos Iovine 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 87th minute. In the 89th minute of the match Uruguay got a corner. Teddy Team'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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Teddy Team walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.