Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Doru Lițu kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Doru Lițu 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 Doru Lițu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 8 minutes Paraguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ulisses Gaspar who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 9 minutes, Róbson Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Beatles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Róbson Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Doru Lițu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Xavier Zoido's late challenge caught a The Beatles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavier Zoido helped the player get up and apologised. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Doru Lițu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Evert Österlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Evert Österlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Lițu in the 30th minute of the match. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Doru Lițu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Doru Lițu managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Beatles's supporters rose to their feet, but Doru Lițu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 38 minutes of play, The Beatles's Doru Lițu made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! Róbson Simões was extremely unlucky when he, in the 40th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, The Beatles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evert Österlund to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Evert Österlund fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Jacobo Nores moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. In the 56th minute, Doru Lițu 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 4-0. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Simões in the 62nd minute of the match. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by The Beatles's Evert Österlund. But to his dismay, Evert Österlund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Evert Österlund might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evert Österlund ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zeca Brodel in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. The Beatles's Zeca Brodel got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Alan Campos fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Alan Campos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Campos to maneuver through the defense. The The Beatles fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when The Beatles's Zeca Brodel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Beatles made a substitution. César Melo replaced Arthur Simão. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Brodel in the 82nd minute of the match. Zeca Brodel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Beatles were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after Paraguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frederico Messias took the corner. Frederico Messias made a great header on The Beatles's corner, it was just that Paraguay's Jacobo Nores managed to reach the ball for a save. When The Beatles's Zeca Brodel in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. There was no doubt that The Beatles were the better team. The Beatles's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.