Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Babbis Markonis got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hector Covarrubias in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Koumis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Jaime Pardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Pardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christos Koumis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaime Pardo struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Christos Koumis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jaime Pardo sped through MICE F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis came out of the goal in the 20th 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 0-2. Primitivo Escribano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the MICE F.C. defense, Jaime Pardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christos Koumis. The MICE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christos Koumis should have stopped the shot. Christos Koumis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 31st minute of play. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 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. Jaime Pardo took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaime Pardo to strike the kick off in the second half. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Juan Diego Tenorio with Hector Covarrubias as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 54 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Pardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save MICE F.C. from getting a goal against them. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Sanz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christos Koumis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 65th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Primitivo Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Primitivo Escribano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christos Koumis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jaime Pardo came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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 Jaime Pardo couldn't finish the play. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christos Koumis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 73rd minute of the match. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 74th minute of play. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 78th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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. After 80 minutes of play, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo made it 0-6 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! After having played for 85 minutes, Hector Covarrubias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hector Covarrubias 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 88th minute, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Christos Koumis came out of the goal in the 92nd 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 0-8. 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.