Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Funes took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, River CBBA's Argoitz Abeijon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. River CBBA's Juan Funes got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Juan Funes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Funes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Argoitz Abeijon came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the River CBBA 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 Argoitz Abeijon couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Argoitz Abeijon took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. River CBBA's Argoitz Abeijon managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juan Diego Tenorio in the 22 minute of the game. With his leg Jacobo Nores managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when River CBBA's Juan Funes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Argoitz Abeijon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Argoitz Abeijon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Juan Funes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Juan Funes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Funes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Funes in the 36th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Funes in the 38th minute of play. Argoitz Abeijon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute, Juan Funes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. If Juan Funes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Juan Funes tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. Argoitz Abeijon took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 58 minutes into the game, Boğaçhan Akyel threw the ball into play from the sideline. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argoitz Abeijon in the 60th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Juan Funes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River CBBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. River CBBA's Ponciano Abarca was substituted for Juan Funes. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Ponciano Abarca put it in 9-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. In the 80th minute, Ponciano Abarca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River CBBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Ponciano Abarca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Ponciano Abarca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 86 minutes into the game, Argoitz Abeijon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arano Abendano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Arano Abendano came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the River CBBA 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 Arano Abendano couldn't finish the play. River CBBA's Argoitz Abeijon got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. River CBBA had played much better football throughout.