League

Torque Arena
Spectators: 10846 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Åkerström took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Covarrubias got free with Zé Roberto Teixeira in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Sandu Mândrilă hit a great ball. Zé Roberto Teixeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reuben Meade in the 11th minute. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Åkerström in the 13th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Åkerström came free, but Christophe Troxler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Fred Åkerström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Christophe Troxler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 32nd minute Fred Åkerström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Fred Åkerström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christophe Troxler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Åkerström in the 41st minute of play forced Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Åkerström in the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Agustín Álvarez made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Fred Åkerström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christophe Troxler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Fred Åkerström struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Christophe Troxler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Playa Malvín. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Fred Åkerström took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Christophe Troxler to make any attempt to save it. In the 60th minute Fred Åkerström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Fred Åkerström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Reuben Meade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Roberto Teixeira. Playa Malvín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reuben Meade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Niva Espellosa replaced Fred Åkerström. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Josu Onez replaced Jabier Igual. Montevideo City Torque made a substitution. Garin Banda replaced Cresconio Bobis. After 72 minutes of play, Playa Malvín's Niva Espellosa made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christophe Troxler was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Espellosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Playa Malvín's Gamus Rocha managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alkestis Papadopulos in the 88 minute of the game. Niva Espellosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Christophe Troxler made a huge save. Zé Roberto Teixeira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Berdaitz Coyences's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The Montevideo City Torque supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Playa Malvín's performance. The match ended with a win for Playa Malvín.