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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mbaka Mbolu made the kick off which started today's match. Hilario Pesquera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Belgium's Hamza Yavaş quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ireno Peon, made in the 8th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dario Betzanos in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Campens saved Belgium from getting behind. In the 14th minute Dario Betzanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ireno Peon was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay's players had a chance to rest. Hilario Pesquera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Hilario Pesquera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 25th minute of the match. Rafik Oliwa hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hilario Pesquera was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the game, Mbaka Mbolu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Hilario Pesquera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilario Pesquera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Belgium's Mbaka Mbolu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hilario Pesquera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dario Betzanos to make the kick off. Hilario Pesquera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 55th minute of the match. Giles De Wortelaers charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giles De Wortelaers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giles De Wortelaers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uruguay made a substitution. Grabiel Escorcia replaced Dario Betzanos. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Giles De Wortelaers hit a great ball. Rosario Cepa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Campens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Uruguay were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ireno Peon took the corner. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Campens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robby Van Steen in the 78th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Hilario Pesquera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilario Pesquera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Uruguay's Hilario Pesquera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Belgium booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Godin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Godin made in the 94th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rosario Cepa immediately put the ball in play. 95 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Rosario Cepa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Campens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.