Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) CENTAURO's Evelio Sasoin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evelio Sasoin in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaime Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Iker Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Iker Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CENTAURO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Hector Covarrubias scored to the left of an out of position Iker Abalos, making the score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Gualterio Jayvier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Angel Abella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Primitivo Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Iker Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Evelio Sasoin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Gualterio Jayvier came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector Covarrubias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Evelio Sasoin came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the CENTAURO 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 Evelio Sasoin couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

CENTAURO made a substitution. Victorio Argoitz replaced Angel Abella. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Pardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Evelio Sasoin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores, 1-1. CENTAURO's Ramiro Estefan was substituted for Eloy Mannuel. Evelio Sasoin might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evelio Sasoin ran back to his position shaking his head. Gualterio Jayvier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Jacobo Nores successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Hector Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. CENTAURO made a substitution. Ceferino Frances replaced Ovidio Rivero. In the 74th minute, Evelio Sasoin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Ramiro Estefan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Argoitz in the 84th minute of play. Iker Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Paraguay lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.