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. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauã de Carvalho in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute Kauã de Carvalho 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. When Novorizontino - DMZ's Kauã de Carvalho in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes into the match, Novorizontino - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but Martín Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Cauan Linhares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Cauan Linhares notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Paraguay's Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 30 minutes of play, Novorizontino - DMZ's Cauan Linhares 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! Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Linhares in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, German Berto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauã de Carvalho in the 44th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kauã de Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. The Novorizontino - DMZ fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Novorizontino - DMZ's Kauã de Carvalho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kauã de Carvalho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cauan Linhares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauã de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 55 minutes of play, Novorizontino - DMZ's Cauan Linhares made it 0-9 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! Novorizontino - DMZ's Cauan Linhares was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Cauan Linhares took the ball and in the 61 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 0-11. In the 65thth minute of the game Kauã de Carvalho 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. Kauã de Carvalho took the ball and in the 66 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 0-12. Novorizontino - DMZ's Cauan Linhares got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Novorizontino - DMZ's Maurício Brasil got a free kick in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Linhares in the 80th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Veloso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jacobo Nores came out and tried to block the shot, but Joel Veloso slotted it home off the left post making it 0-14 in the 83rd minute. Kauã de Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute German Berto 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. Novorizontino - DMZ were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Paraguay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oscar Dos Santos took the corner. Kauã de Carvalho hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Kauã de Carvalho scored 0-15 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th match minute, Novorizontino - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Mangueira to maneuver through the defense. Martín Silva 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 away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Novorizontino - DMZ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.