Challenge

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Pardo kicked off to start the match. Giovanni Rana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Carlos Alvarez was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Teobaldo Cilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Jacobo Nores didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 11th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Yin Yang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marlin FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yin Yang 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. Marlin FC's Teobaldo Cilio got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yin Yang got free with Jacobo Nores in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Cilio came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Giovanni Rana reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jacobo Nores. The goal made the score 3-0. The audience was convinced that Teobaldo Cilio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Jacobo Nores successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Alan Campos got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Marlin FC got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ismael Iglesias ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Marlin FC's Dionisio Panpili to a score. 7-0 in the 43rd minute. Yin Yangs short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Jacobo Nores to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Yin Yang succeeded in the game's 49th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teobaldo Cilio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Covarrubias to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Yin Yang got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jacobo Nores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teobaldo Cilio's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Giovanni Rana took the ball and in the 62 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 9-0. 66 minutes into the match, Yin Yang 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 Yin Yang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. After having played for 72 minutes, Teobaldo Cilio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marlin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teobaldo Cilio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marlin FC's Reynaldo Duarte was substituted for Boleslaw Gecionis. If Teobaldo Cilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Yin Yang came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teobaldo Cilio took the ball and in the 82 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 11-0. In the 86th minute, Teobaldo Cilio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marlin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. Dionisio Panpili kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Teobaldo Cilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Cilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Marlin FC fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when Marlin FC's Teobaldo Cilio 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 13-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 97th minute Teobaldo Cilio 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. Marlin FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.