Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Utkan Revis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Tuzluca's Ejnar Prisov got control of the ball when Primitivo Escribano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ejnar Prisov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, FC Tuzluca's goalkeeper Ejnar Prisov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Primitivo Escribano. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tuzluca's zone, Hector Covarrubias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ejnar Prisov came out of the goal and Hector Covarrubias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaime Pardo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Ejnar Prisov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 30 minutes, Ferhan Seyfeddin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Tuzluca and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. The nice shot from Jaime Pardo in the 34thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Ejnar Prisov had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. With his leg Ejnar Prisov managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Paraguay's Jaime Pardo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 39th minute, Jaime Pardo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iker Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emrullah Kayı to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Jaime Pardo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 64 minutes into the game, Emrullah Kayı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute of the match Primitivo Escribano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ejnar Prisov skillfully saved the ball. 78 minutes into the match, FC Tuzluca's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Covarrubias came free, but Ejnar Prisov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Tuzluca's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Pardo was slow to take the kick. During this time Paraguay's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Paraguay's corner Juan Diego Tenorio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ejnar Prisov quite easily take care of the ball. Primitivo Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Pardo in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ejnar Prisov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejnar Prisov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute Emrullah Kayı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Tuzluca succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Paraguay had controlled the match.