Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Pardo started the match with the kick off. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Amatori, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Alba FC's Donato Amatori made it 1-0 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! The supporters of Paraguay booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Cino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alba FC's Ciro Cino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacobo Nores. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Federico Di Iorio, made in the 20th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Antonio Di Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Jaime Pardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Davide Conte was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 35th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Conte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Antonio Di Donato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paraguay the free kick. Antonio Di Donato kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After 43 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Iker Tafalla. Ciro Cino was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Zoido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Alba FC's Donato Amatori. But to his dismay, Donato Amatori quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Donato Amatori to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Ciro Cino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Donato Amatori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paraguay's attentive Hector Covarrubias managed to snatch the ball when Federico Di Iorio made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Paraguay's Marco Romero was substituted for Hector Covarrubias. The supporters of Paraguay booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Di Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaime Pardo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Davide Conte. Alba FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Amatori in the 75th minute of play. Donato Amatori might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donato Amatori ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Di Iorio during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Di Iorio to maneuver through the defense. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Amatori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Amatori in the 93rd minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Ciro Cino 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 Ciro Cino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paraguay players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alba FC.