Challenge

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Ixaka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 7th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Maximiliano Escribano made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Ixaka. Juniors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lucas Ixaka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Seco went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Maximiliano Escribano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 20th match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Maju to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juniors FC's Lucas Ixaka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Gisbert in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Lucas Ixaka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Escribano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Lucas Ixaka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Escribano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Lucas Ixaka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Ixaka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Arturo Carvallo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucas Ixaka was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Lucas Ixaka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Ixaka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Uruguay were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Seco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juniors FC's Lucas Ixaka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Juniors FC from getting a goal against them. After 53 minutes of play, Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucas Ixaka was left in no man's land by his defense there! 57 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Escribano notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Juniors FC's Lucas Ixaka. Lucas Ixaka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 60th minute of play forced Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lucas Ixaka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Juniors FC defense, Alberto Gisbert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucas Ixaka. The Juniors FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucas Ixaka should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the game, Camilo Covarrubias threw the ball into play from the sideline. Juniors FC's Federico Kradi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Maximiliano Escribano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68th minute, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. Lucas Ixaka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maximiliano Escribano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 73 minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas Ixaka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-12. Alberto Gisbert scored 0-13 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucas Ixaka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th play minute Francisco Seco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lucas Ixaka. 0-14. In the 89th match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Maju to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Juniors FC's zone, Jaime Cazalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Ixaka came out of the goal and Jaime Cazalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juniors FC's Lucas Ixaka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Juniors FC from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute, Uruguay's Arturo Carvallo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-15. The Juniors FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Uruguay were clearly better and deserved to take the win.