Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Paraguay's Jaime Pardo 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. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Rauschken SSA's Tosh Mulford. But to his dismay, Tosh Mulford quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Tommy Hilpert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Hilpert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Rauschken SSA's Tommy Hilpert. But to his dismay, Tommy Hilpert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 16th match minute, Rauschken SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Hilpert to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, Einari Kuoppala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 21 minutes of play, Rauschken SSA's Fabian Setara made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Tommy Hilpert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Tommy Hilpert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miromir Ferfecki hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Einari Kuoppala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 29 minutes of play, Rauschken SSA's Tommy Hilpert made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Fabian Setara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rauschken SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabian Setara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Tommy Hilpert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tommy Hilpert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 44 minutes, Alan Campos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the Rauschken SSA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Campos to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes, Rauschken SSA's Radoslaw Witkowski 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 Rauschken SSA reached it. Primitivo Escribano's late challenge caught a Rauschken SSA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Primitivo Escribano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Rauschken SSA were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 53rd minute, Tommy Hilpert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rauschken SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. If Tommy Hilpert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alan Campos hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 58th minute by Tommy Hilpert got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Radoslaw Piszczor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Fabian Setara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Fabian Setara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Radoslaw Piszczor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Setara during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Rauschken SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Setara to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Pardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rauschken SSA's Tosh Mulford got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rauschken SSA's Tosh Mulford got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Tommy Hilpert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Tommy Hilpert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Einari Kuoppala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 90th minute, Tommy Hilpert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rauschken SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. In the 93rdth minute of the game Tommy Hilpert 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. When the match was over Rauschken SSA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Paraguay throughout the match.