Challenge

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Paraguay's Jaime Pardo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 5 minutes, Melquiades Gurutz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Melquiades Gurutz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jacobo Nores made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Olgierd Gajewski sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Olgierd Gajewski put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Olgierd Gajewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Olgierd Gajewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Olgierd Gajewski struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Melquiades Gurutz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Melquiades Gurutz scored 3-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Campos during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Alan Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wiktor Karp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olgierd Gajewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Bernt Drake managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jose Sanz in the 39 minute of the game. 40 minutes into the game, Olgierd Gajewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristo Ricart hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olgierd Gajewski in the 45th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Olgierd Gajewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olgierd Gajewski to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olgierd Gajewski went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Olgierd Gajewski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 63rd play minutes Olgierd Gajewski shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Armando Lore was substituted for Melquiades Gurutz. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Edmund Sobczak was substituted for Wiktor Karp. In the 67th minute Armando Lore 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 69th minute, Saturnino Ibañez 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 came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Saturnino Ibañez. But to his dismay, Saturnino Ibañez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. In the 77th minute, Saturnino Ibañez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saturnino Ibañez in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. 82 minutes into the game, Saturnino Ibañez 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. When ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Edmund Sobczak in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saturnino Ibañez in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Sobczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 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 ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣.