Challenge

Melon Garden
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Francisco Seco made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match, Marek Janič got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joaquin Gayoso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 7th minute, Peter Holub made a precise shot to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Peter Holub kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Joaquin Gayoso. That made the score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. FC Melon's Peter Holub got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jaime Cazalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Peter Holub came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the FC Melon 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 Peter Holub couldn't finish the play. Ján Tuleja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 23rd minute of the match. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Holub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute FC Melon were awarded a corner. Matej Adamec went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Melon's corner Matej Adamec fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joaquin Gayoso quite easily take care of the ball. In the 31st minute, Alberto Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ján Tuleja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Seco went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marek Janič to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Erik Žitňár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uruguay's Jaime Cazalla shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 52nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ján Tuleja but with some difficulty. Ján Tuleja 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 58th minute. Francisco Seco spun around in front of the goal 59 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of FC Melon's goal. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Holub in the 62nd minute of play. Erik Žitňár hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Melon getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Erik Žitňár hit a great ball. Ján Tuleja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, FC Melon's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Ján Tuleja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Holub in the 75th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC Melon's Marek Janič in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguay's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute FC Melon were awarded a corner. Matej Adamec went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tomáš Guzy almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso did a great save. 81 minutes into the match, Marek Janič had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marek Janič was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Ján Tuleja was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Maximiliano Escribano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maximiliano Escribano really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Janič in the 94th minute of play. FC Melon's Ján Tuleja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save FC Melon from getting a goal against them. FC Melon's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.