Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
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. Evandro Pitta started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Bola Quadrada FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Mané Camargo hit a great ball. When Joshua Miralles fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bolivia's protests and gave Joshua Miralles a yellow card for diving instead. Duarte Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duarte Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bolivia booed when Bola Quadrada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Fernandino got free with Gilmar Quirino in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Fontirroig in the 24th minute of play forced Bola Quadrada FC's goalkeeper Gilmar Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Ferrant in the 26th minute of play forced Bola Quadrada FC's goalkeeper Gilmar Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes in the game, Eduardo Fontirroig fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gilmar Quirino having to interfere. Gilmar Quirino was a little too slow when Eduardo Fontirroig got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-0. Mario Fernandino might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilmar Quirino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mario Fernandino ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Alfredo Ferrant hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Fernandino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gilmar Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 55th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Mario Fernandino 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. Alfonso de la Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Eduardo Fontirroig 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. Eduardo Fontirroig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Gilmar Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, Bolivia's Mario Fernandino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gilmar Quirino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 82nd minute, Bola Quadrada FC's Duarte Loyola seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Duarte Loyola the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bola Quadrada FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Duarte Loyola had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bola Quadrada FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Julio Chicote struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Gilmar Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bolivia. Eduardo Fontirroig struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Gilmar Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bolivia. When Julio Chicote came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Bolivia 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 Julio Chicote couldn't finish the play. Eduardo Fontirroig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bolivia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.