Challenge

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 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. A collision led to Magnifico FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Richard Linhares hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Jacobo Nores threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Richard Linhares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 8th minute Richard Linhares 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. 9 minutes into the match, Richard Senna 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 Richard Senna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Dorian Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gugu Tande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Jaime Pardo took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nestor Paraibano. Nestor Paraibano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Richard Linhares in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano. The throw-in from Richard Linhares in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Paraguay's Xavier Zoido. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Richard Linhares to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Gugu Tande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gugu Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Dorian Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Nestor Paraibano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Linhares in the 58th minute of play. Paraguay's attentive Hector Covarrubias managed to snatch the ball when Richard Linhares made a throw-in in the 61st minute of the game. Richard Linhares scored 2-1 in the 67th 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. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Alan Machado. But to his dismay, Alan Machado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Nestor Paraibano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Magnifico FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan Machado in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd 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. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Linhares in the 85th minute of play. Nestor Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan Machado in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96thth minute of the game Alan Machado 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. After 96th play minutes Alan Machado shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ could leave the field as winners, despite Paraguay having more of the ball for most of the match.