Challenge

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Pardo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Sportivo Ben Hur getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Villegas Ferragudo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Iker Tafalla got a free kick in the 7th minute. Jacobo Nores acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Délio Toledo. After having played for 13 minutes, Hector Covarrubias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hector Covarrubias 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 14th minute, Villegas Ferragudo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Montrell Harrell 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 15th minute. Primitivo Chaime took the ball and in the 20 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 2-0. Jorge Hagi let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 26th minute shot 3-0 at rihgt post. Sportivo Ben Hur's Primitivo Chaime got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's Jorge Hagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th 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. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Hagi struck a weak shot in the 39th 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 Sportivo Ben Hur. 41 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's Délio Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jorge Hagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Primitivo Chaime had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Campos during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Campos to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Hagi to make the kick off. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 54th minute of play. When Jorge Hagi came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Sportivo Ben Hur 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 Jorge Hagi couldn't finish the play. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Sportivo Ben Hur's Jorge Hagi 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, 5-0. After 62 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Iker Tafalla. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Délio Toledo in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Hagi in the 67th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jorge Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd minute of the match Sportivo Ben Hur got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Délio Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Délio Toledo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Paraguay's Jacobo Nores did a great save. In the 73rd minute, Jorge Hagi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Cesar Hori made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Paraguay's Xavier Zoido. 78 minutes into the game, Primitivo Chaime cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paraguay's Ivan Prats quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Anselmo Lluis, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Hagi in the 84th minute of the match. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Lluis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Chaime scored 9-0 in the 90th 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. After 95 minutes of play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Anselmo Lluis made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sportivo Ben Hur had played much better football throughout.