Challenge

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Pardo kicked off to start the match. Bogdan Cismarescu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Zeng Chong Kang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. istanbulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeng Chong Kang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmail Doğa to maneuver through the defense. After 19 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Zoido. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Senna in the 20th 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 brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Senna in the 22nd minute of the match. Jacobo Nores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Senna's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. When Hector Covarrubias came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Paraguay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hector Covarrubias couldn't finish the play. Alp Enginalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Zeng Chong Kang 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. 37 minutes into the game, istanbulls's Luís Senna 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, 1-0. 40 minutes into the game, Raul Venegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paraguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave istanbulls the free kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Senna to make the kick off. When Paraguay's Jaime Pardo in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye istanbulls's goalie prevented a goal. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute, Luís Senna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The istanbulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Senna in the 64th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of istanbulls booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Zoido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Senna scored 5-0 in the 68th 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. Raul Venegas was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Raul Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Zeng Chong Kang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Luís Senna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The istanbulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Luís Senna sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. A sloppy throw-in by Aleksander Giec in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Paraguay's Xavier Zoido. In the 92nd minute Alp Enginalp 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 98th minute Luís Senna 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The istanbulls fans cheered their team off the field, for while Paraguay had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.