Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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 4 minutes, Cintya Palacios made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dida Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9thth minute of the game Cintya Palacios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguay's Jacobo Nores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jose Sanz hit a great ball. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Cintya Palacios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hoberg United were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Paraguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jaroslaw Teofila took the corner. The corner led Hoberg United's Jaroslaw Teofila to fire away a dangerous shot which Jacobo Nores despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cintya Palacios in the 19th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Cintya Palacios in the 20th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balázs Sebes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balázs Sebes scored 3-0 in the 23rd 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. Cintya Palacios's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Jacobo Nores skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cintya Palacios's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Jacobo Nores skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 34thth minute of the game Cintya Palacios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguay's Jacobo Nores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cintya Palacios didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 4-0 via right post in the game's 40th minute. Hoberg United's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Balázs Sebes made a kick off. If Balázs Sebes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 52nd minute, Balázs Sebes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hoberg United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After 55 minutes, Xavier Zoido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the Hoberg United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Zoido to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Hoberg United's Cintya Palacios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacobo Nores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Cintya Palacios sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. Buster Bodenskjold might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Buster Bodenskjold ran back to his position shaking his head. When Hoberg United's Cintya Palacios in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. 80 minutes into the game, Jose Sanz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Hoberg United's Claudio-Paul Pirinchev quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Buster Bodenskjold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Xavier Zoido hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Xavier Zoido got a free kick in the 87th minute. Cintya Palacios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Hoberg United's Buster Bodenskjold. But to his dismay, Buster Bodenskjold quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. In the 93rd minute, Cintya Palacios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hoberg United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hoberg United fully deserved thier win.