Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Pardo started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Leszek Henryk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Martin de Tucumán fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Wei Wei in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shao Wei Wei in the 13th 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. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leszek Henryk in the 14th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Shao Wei Wei put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shao Wei Wei, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 19th minute, Hector Covarrubias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by San Martin de Tucumán's Leszek Henryk. But to his dismay, Leszek Henryk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shao Wei Wei in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Leszek Henryk made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. If Leszek Henryk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leszek Henryk, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, San Martin de Tucumán's Jonas Loco got a free kick in the 30th minute. Iker Tafalla lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Paraguay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! The supporters of San Martin de Tucumán booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Pardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 played minutes, San Martin de Tucumán's Nicasio Jaizki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacobo Nores came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in San Martin de Tucumán reached it. In the 42ndth minute of the game Shao Wei Wei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguay's Jacobo Nores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

Jacobo Nores was a little too slow when Niklas Ekeberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-8. In the 56th minute, Leszek Henryk fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After having played for 63 minutes, Niklas Ekeberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Martin de Tucumán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niklas Ekeberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Shao Wei Wei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Shao Wei Wei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Leszek Henryk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Leszek Henryk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When San Martin de Tucumán's Leszek Henryk in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shao Wei Wei in the 71st minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes Paraguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicasio Jaizki who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Paraguay booed when San Martin de Tucumán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Loco didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leszek Henryk in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. 85 minutes into the game, Leszek Henryk recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores. Leszek Henryk showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leszek Henryk in the 88th minute of play. Shao Wei Wei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched San Martin de Tucumán eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.