Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Taqi Taqi kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Gaza in the 3rd minute of play forced Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Zaher Baroun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Israel Gaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zaher Baroun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes Saudi Arabia got a freekick which was hit by Dhari Al Ghanem. Luciano Ostots hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Ali Modrić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guiñazú FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 25 minutes into the game, Saudi Arabia's Taqi Taqi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Monico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 29 minutes of play, Guiñazú FC's Ali Modrić made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zaher Baroun was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Modrić in the 31st minute of play forced Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Zaher Baroun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes Guiñazú FC got a freekick which was hit by Ali Modrić. Taqi Taqi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Armando Monico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Saudi Arabia's Dhari Al Ghanem got a free kick in the 41st minute. Saudi Arabia's Zaher Baroun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Gaza in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Taqi Taqi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saudi Arabia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guiñazú FC the free kick. A collision led to Saudi Arabia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Taqi Taqi hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ali Modrić stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Israel Gaza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zaher Baroun. That made the score 2-3 in the 50 minute of play. After 53 played minutes Guiñazú FC got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Estavan. Saudi Arabia's Zaher Baroun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Saudi Arabia from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the game, Saudi Arabia's Rashed Al Hadhod nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Monico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Zaher Baroun successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Clemente Emesto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Zaher Baroun made a huge save. When Saudi Arabia's Rashed Al Hadhod in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guiñazú FC's goalie prevented a goal. Armando Monico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashed Al Hadhod in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Clemente Emesto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zaher Baroun. Saudi Arabia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Clemente Emesto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Saudi Arabia's Rajab Al Sohali was substituted for Rashed Al Hadhod. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Modrić in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zaher Baroun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zaher Baroun was a little too slow when Ali Modrić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-6. Guiñazú FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.