Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. In the 3rd minute, one of Paraguay:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Paraguay. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Informaniaticos. Luciano Sasoin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jacobo Nores. 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Matias Avellaneda 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 Matias Avellaneda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 10 minutes of play, Informaniaticos's German Brun made it 0-3 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! Matias Avellaneda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Venegas's late challenge caught a Informaniaticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raul Venegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Avellaneda in the 21st minute of play. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Brun in the 26th minute of the match. After 27 minutes, German Brun made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Matias Avellaneda struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Informaniaticos. When Ambrosio Rios fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Informaniaticos's protests and gave Ambrosio Rios a yellow card for diving instead. Ambrosio Rios kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Informaniaticos booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Zoido didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Luciano Sasoin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Informaniaticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Sasoin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matias Avellaneda in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Primitivo Escribano fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Primitivo Escribano a yellow card for diving instead. Primitivo Escribano kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Adan Arnalt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute, Ricky Langdon 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. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Alan Campos got a free kick in the 46th minute. The Paraguay players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Informaniaticos were winning 0-5.

Informaniaticos's Jonathan Montel was substituted for German Brun. In the 54thth minute of the game Matias Avellaneda 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. The supporters of Informaniaticos booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Informaniaticos's Matias Avellaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Matias Avellaneda 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Montel got free with Jacobo Nores in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Matias Avellaneda kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacobo Nores. That made the score 0-6 in the 58 minute of play. If Adan Arnalt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 63 played minutes Informaniaticos got a freekick which was hit by Sigvard Wallin. After 65 played minutes Informaniaticos got a freekick which was hit by Eberhard Pietta. The crowd rose to their feet as Matias Avellaneda kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacobo Nores. That made the score 0-7 in the 67 minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Matias Avellaneda dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores, 0-8. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Avellaneda in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. The supporters of Informaniaticos booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Sasoin in the 76th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Hector Covarrubias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Avellaneda in the 81st minute of the match. Jaime Pardo charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Pardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Pardo. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Matias Avellaneda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. The Paraguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Nores should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute Matias Avellaneda 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 the match was over Informaniaticos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Paraguay throughout the match.