Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Francisco Seco started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Luigi Di Maio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Gayoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute Atletico Roma were awarded a corner. Jeronimo Barreiro went to the cornerflag to take it. Kevin Carballal thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Joaquin Gayoso, a very annoying self made goal in the 4th minute which led to 0-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atletico Roma fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Christian Felice made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 15th minute of play. Atletico Roma's Christian Felice played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 16th minute of play. When Atletico Roma's Luigi Di Maio in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. Francisco Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Felice having to interfere. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Atletico Roma's Christian Felice proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Roma from getting a goal against them. Custódio Ericeira made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Arturo Carvallo. Christian Felice made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 32nd minute. After 34 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Beldad. Joaquin Gayoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luigi Di Maio went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Christian Felice made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th match minute, Atletico Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Rossetti to maneuver through the defense. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Christian Felice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Luigi Di Maio made the kick off in the second half. Christian Felice stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kevin Carballal's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 57 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luigi Di Maio. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luigi Di Maio's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Francisco Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Christian Felice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atletico Roma's Christian Felice played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 65th minute of play. Luigi Di Maio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Gayoso having to interfere. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Christian Felice, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Escribano notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Atletico Roma's Christian Felice. Christian Felice was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the game, Peter Parker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico Roma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. A collision led to Atletico Roma getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Peter Parker hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Jaime Cazalla shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christian Felice showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Joaquin Gayoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luigi Di Maio's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Christian Felice came out of the goal in the 86th 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 3-2. Luigi Di Maio hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Christian Felice 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 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Felice was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Alberto Gisbert's late challenge caught a Atletico Roma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Atletico Roma players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Uruguay.