Challenge

Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Camilo Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Lucílio Figueiras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Lucílio Figueiras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Francisco Seco could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Renato Vargas however easily saved by the left post. After 10 played minutes Sporting Clube de Gaya got a freekick which was hit by Armando Mendes. Silvano Garcez hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucílio Figueiras in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquin Gayoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Renato Vargas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Seco. In the 20th minute, Lucílio Figueiras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube de Gaya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Manuel Fernandes 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 Manuel Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Francisco Seco scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renato Vargas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Maximiliano Escribano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Sporting Clube de Gaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvano Garcez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Francisco Seco got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Maximiliano Escribano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 47th match minute, Sporting Clube de Gaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Lobo to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucílio Figueiras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sporting Clube de Gaya getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Matias Lobo hit a great ball. 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 Lucílio Figueiras. In the 57th match minute, Sporting Clube de Gaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Mendes to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match Uruguay got a corner. Sporting Clube de Gaya'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. Uruguay's Camilo Covarrubias was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Renato Vargas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Maximiliano Escribano came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Uruguay 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 Maximiliano Escribano couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Seco in the 74th minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Renato Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Francisco Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Renato Vargas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Renato Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Seco in the 82nd minute of the match. Renato Vargas 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 84th minute. In the 90th minute, one of Uruguay:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Uruguay. Uruguay:s Joaquin Gayoso showed great skill when he stopped Fredy Montero:s penalty. In the 92nd minute, Fredy Montero made a precise shot to the right of Joaquin Gayoso. Uruguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucílio Figueiras in the 96th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Fernandes'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. Manuel Fernandes helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Uruguay lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.