La Bombonera
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Alan Campos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Jacobo Nores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jovan Markićević in the 3rd minute. The throw-in from Jozo Popara in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Paraguay's Ivan Prats. When Maksim Lazarevski came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the El Pibe Academy 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 Maksim Lazarevski couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Maksim Lazarevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Vidosav Komatina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Pibe Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paraguay the free kick. In the 18th minute, Vidosav Komatina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 played minutes El Pibe Academy got a freekick which was hit by Bogić Tabaković. Maksim Lazarevski struck a weak shot in the 22nd 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 El Pibe Academy. In the 24th minute, one of Paraguay:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Paraguay. When the match had been going on for 26 minutes, El Pibe Academy's Kosta Tomčić got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jacobo Nores. Maksim Lazarevski took the ball and in the 29 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 3-0. In the 33rd minute, El Pibe Academy's Luiđi Raičević dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. In the 36th minute, Maksim Lazarevski 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. In the 40th minute of the match, Maksim Lazarevski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jacobo Nores was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 46 minutes of play, El Pibe Academy's Maksim Lazarevski made it 6-0 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!
El Pibe Academy's Aljoša Kankaraš was substituted for Vidosav Komatina. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maksim Lazarevski to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Jovan Markićević managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Pibe Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Jovan Markićević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 56 minutes, Jovan Markićević managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Pibe Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jovan Markićević was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Paraguay booed when El Pibe Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiđi Raičević didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovan Markićević in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Jovan Markićević came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jovan Markićević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. If Maksim Lazarevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jovan Markićević in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luka Jaćimović made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. Maksim Lazarevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Jaćimović having to interfere. Luka Jaćimović came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias. But to his dismay, Hector Covarrubias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. In the 89th minute, Jovan Markićević left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pibe Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Bogić Tabaković made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Maksim Lazarevski immediately put the ball in play. 93 minutes into the game, El Pibe Academy's Jovan Markićević 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, 8-1. 96 minutes into the match, El Pibe Academy's Maksim Lazarevski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Pibe Academy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Paraguay had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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