National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Quetara started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Servando Ariztimuño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Servando Ariztimuño in the 6th minute of the match. Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Bolivia from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute Juan Funes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xove Tijerina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Quetara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelo Barovero came out and tried to block the shot, but Diego Quetara slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonete Abaurre in the 21st minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonete Abaurre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Diego Quetara recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcelo Barovero. Diego Quetara showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Rosario Cepa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marcelo Barovero made a huge save. Rosario Cepa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marcelo Barovero made a huge save. Uruguay's Xove Tijerina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Funes in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match, Diego Quetara tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcelo Barovero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Funes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Barovero made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Diego Quetara sent off a good shot on target. Xove Tijerina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helmut Gutiérrez in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jair Reinoso in the 38th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Jair Reinoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xove Tijerina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tonete Abaurre scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xove Tijerina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Uruguay's Xove Tijerina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jair Reinoso in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juan Funes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Quetara in the 61st minute of play forced Bolivia's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Diego Quetara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosario Cepa in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Servando Ariztimuño in the 69th minute of play forced Bolivia's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Galoer Barajo. Uruguay's Diego Godin was substituted for Cordario Vivero. Uruguay's Dario Betzanos was substituted for Diego Quetara. In the 74th minute, Galoer Barajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute Bolivia were awarded a corner. Salomón Enríquez went to the cornerflag to take it. Bolivia's Salomón Enríquez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Xove Tijerina in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tonete Abaurre got free with Xove Tijerina in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giraldo Bermudez, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Marcelo Barovero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Servando Ariztimuño went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Betzanos in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Giraldo Bermudez notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero. Marcelo Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 93rd minute, Giraldo Bermudez made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Barovero. Bolivia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1.
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