Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Marinos Tsounis in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute of the match Paraguay got a corner. PALLINI RULES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Pardo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Alan Campos hit a great ball. Juan Diego Tenorio hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menelaos Karatsolis in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PALLINI RULES's Viktoras Chronopoulos got a free kick in the 11th minute. Viktoras Sotiriou hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th match minute, PALLINI RULES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lefteris Anagnostakis to maneuver through the defense. Marinos Tsounis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 16th minute of the match. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, PALLINI RULES's Menelaos Karatsolis 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, 0-1. Menelaos Karatsolis took the ball and in the 23 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 0-2. Marinos Tsounis was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Hector Covarrubias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hector Covarrubias really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Menelaos Karatsolis to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Primitivo Escribano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Paraguay booed when PALLINI RULES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktoras Chronopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaime Pardo struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Marinos Tsounis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menelaos Karatsolis in the 63rd minute of play. Marinos Tsounis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Juan Diego Tenorio in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by PALLINI RULES's Viktoras Sotiriou. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Paraguay from getting a goal against them. When Paraguay's Jaime Pardo in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PALLINI RULES's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paraguay were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.