Challenge

Magic Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. After 3rd play minutes Ray Kindermans shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. 9 minutes into the match, MagicTeam's Lieven Demarrez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ray Kindermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Ray Kindermans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Ray Kindermans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 20 minutes in the game, Pawel Iwanowski fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Diego Tenorio during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Diego Tenorio to maneuver through the defense. Ray Kindermans had several of the Paraguay's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Jacobo Nores as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 34th play minute Ray Kindermans came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jacobo Nores. 4-0. 37 minutes into the game, Quade Markou threw the ball into play from the sideline. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 40th minute, Juan Diego Tenorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ray Kindermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Ray Kindermans 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. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ray Kindermans was the one to do the kick off. If Pawel Iwanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Kindermans in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Ray Kindermans notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Paraguay's Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When MagicTeam's Ray Kindermans in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. MagicTeam's Ray Kindermans got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Ray Kindermans made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ray Kindermans in the 68th minute of the match. Ray Kindermans might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ray Kindermans ran back to his position shaking his head. When MagicTeam's Ray Kindermans in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Ray Kindermans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. The Paraguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Nores should have stopped the shot. Eugenio Rosati's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacobo Nores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Eugenio Rosati kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. The Paraguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Nores should have stopped the shot. Eugenio Rosati took the ball and in the 86 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Rosati in the 89th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Eugenio Rosati 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 Eugenio Rosati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Eugenio Rosati sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. MagicTeam's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.