National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Gaston Peter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xove Tijerina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Uruguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Isaac Ignazio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Agustín Álvarez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Furman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Uruguay were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Solustiano Blea took the corner. In the 11thth minute of the game Agustín Álvarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Ismael Furman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Agustín Álvarez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Furman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Álvarez came free, but Ismael Furman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismael Furman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 19th minute of the match. Mexico's Gaston Peter got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24thth minute of the game Agustín Álvarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Ismael Furman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 33 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Ignazio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Peter in the 36th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Furman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute Gaston Peter 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. 41 minutes into the match, Gaston Peter notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Uruguay's Xove Tijerina. Xove Tijerina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Libertad kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Agustín Álvarez took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Furman. Ismael Furman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Agustín Álvarez made a kick off. Ismael Furman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 55th minute of play. Uruguay's Xove Tijerina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Uruguay from getting a goal against them. Gaston Peter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Xove Tijerina made a huge save. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Peter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Furman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Uruguay made a substitution. Gitano Rubiero replaced Primitivo Grau. Uruguay made a substitution. Rosario Cepa replaced Agustín Álvarez. Federico Celipe made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gaston Peter however managed to control. Ismael Furman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Cepa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute Gaston Peter 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. Uruguay made a substitution. Berenguer Anda replaced Yaniusky Pardo. In the 87th minute Rosario Cepa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Furman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Baldomero Bras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Celipe to maneuver through the defense. Ismael Furman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Cepa, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Uruguay's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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