Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jaime Pardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christos Koumis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hector Covarrubias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Pardo might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christos Koumis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Pardo ran back to his position shaking his head. After 13 minutes of play, Paraguay's Xavier Zoido made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Koumis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 18 minutes into the game, Hector Covarrubias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Christos Koumis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but Christos Koumis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Koumis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Koumis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Koumis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hector Covarrubias went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in MICE F.C.'s zone, Primitivo Escribano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christos Koumis came out of the goal and Primitivo Escribano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The MICE F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Paraguay were winning 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Babbis Markonis made a kick off. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Escribano in the 54th minute of play. Christos Koumis made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Hector Covarrubias sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. Christos Koumis was a little too slow when Jaime Pardo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-7. After having played for 62 minutes, Jaime Pardo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Pardo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose Sanz got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Primitivo Escribano. In the 70th minute, Hector Covarrubias got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Hector Covarrubias notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Christos Koumis made a huge save. With a little luck, MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis got control of the ball when Hector Covarrubias tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute, Hector Covarrubias got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christos Koumis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes in the game Juan Diego Tenorio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jaime Pardo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Covarrubias got free with Christos Koumis in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Christos Koumis made a huge save. 84 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hector Covarrubias. Christos Koumis made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Hector Covarrubias sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Koumis was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hector Covarrubias. In the 89th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Koumis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MICE F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Jaime Pardo scored to the left of an out of position Christos Koumis, making the score, 0-9. When the match was over Paraguay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MICE F.C. throughout the match.