Challenge

Saitama Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Pardo made the kick off and thus started the match. 0-1 became the score in the 3rd minute when Jaime Pardo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Primitivo Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oswaldo Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. William Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. William Cearense hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Alessandro Teles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Alessandro Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 14th minute of play. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Jânio Vander quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan Diego Tenorio, made in the 19th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Juan Diego Tenorio got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Hector Covarrubias might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alessandro Teles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Covarrubias ran back to his position shaking his head. Alessandro Teles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alessandro Teles was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Hector Covarrubias took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alessandro Teles. Alessandro Teles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Teles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Jaime Pardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Paraguay were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Hector Covarrubias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's attentive William Cearense managed to snatch the ball when Jose Sanz made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessandro Teles. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Pardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. With 66 minutes on the clock, William Cearense commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. William Cearense kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Alessandro Teles threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Jaime Pardo this time. Alessandro Teles came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Paraguay's Alan Campos. But to his dismay, Alan Campos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Eusébio Motta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jose Sanz, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Jaime Pardo might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alessandro Teles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Pardo ran back to his position shaking his head. 76 minutes into the game, Jaime Pardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Alessandro Teles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Alessandro Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 80th minute of play. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Alessandro Teles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Ivan Prats in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Eusébio Motta. In the 94th minute, Eusébio Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paraguay were clearly better and deserved to take the win.