Challenge

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Greg Gavan made the kick off which started today's match. The Garlic Eaters fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Garlic Eaters's Greg Gavan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Greg Gavan got free with Jacobo Nores in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nigel Ingham received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jacobo Nores came out and tried to block the shot, but Nigel Ingham slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Fitz Lambley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacobo Nores was a little too slow when Nigel Ingham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 3-0. Jozef Lewandowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Greg Gavan in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. In the 26th minute, Jaime Pardo made a precise shot to the right of Nikolay Bonkov. Garlic Eaters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Nikolay Bonkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Primitivo Escribano came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Paraguay 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 Primitivo Escribano couldn't finish the play. Jozef Lewandowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 37th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jaime Pardo made the kick off in the second half. Greg Gavan hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Greg Gavan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Garlic Eaters's Jozef Lewandowski got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Best to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute of the match Jaime Pardo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikolay Bonkov skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Nigel Ingham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garlic Eaters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nigel Ingham 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 73rd minute Nigel Ingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greg Gavan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Garlic Eaters defense, Jaime Pardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolay Bonkov. The Garlic Eaters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolay Bonkov should have stopped the shot. Despite being the better team, Paraguay failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.