Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Pardo got the match started through his kick off. Menelaos Karatsolis hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Miltos Zouvelekis kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes PALLINI RULES got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Kontodimos. Lefteris Anagnostakis hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menelaos Karatsolis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 32nd minute of play forced PALLINI RULES's goalkeeper Marinos Tsounis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Marinos Tsounis in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Jaime Pardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paraguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 45th minute, Lefteris Anagnostakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jose Sanz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Menelaos Karatsolis made the kick off in the second half. PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 51st minute of play. After a rather tough play, PALLINI RULES's Lefteris Anagnostakis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marinos Tsounis was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Marinos Tsounis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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. Jaime Pardo scored 3-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marinos Tsounis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Juan Diego Tenorio got a free kick in the 68th minute. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by PALLINI RULES's Menelaos Karatsolis. But to his dismay, Menelaos Karatsolis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 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 72nd minute of play. When Menelaos Karatsolis came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the PALLINI RULES 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 Menelaos Karatsolis couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marinos Tsounis. PALLINI RULES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Pardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind PALLINI RULES's goalkeeper Marinos Tsounis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Viktoras Sotiriou kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Xavier Zoido fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Xavier Zoido a yellow card for diving instead. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Paraguay fully deserved thier win.