Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Dănuț Roman took the ball and in the 5 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 0-1. Dănuț Roman struck a weak shot in the 13th 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 -BZF- Valea Buzăului. Ana Ţugui scored 0-2 in the 14th 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 17th 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. Jaime Pardo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manole Tăcutu having to make a save. The supporters of -BZF- Valea Buzăului booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Dănuț Roman 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. Virgil Mincu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Mincu, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to -BZF- Valea Buzăului getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Cosmin Constantin hit a great ball. When Dănuț Roman came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the -BZF- Valea Buzăului 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 Dănuț Roman couldn't finish the play. Gelu Jumancă made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Paraguay's Jaime Pardo. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dănuț Roman in the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dănuț Roman made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Dănuț Roman 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. 61 minutes in the game, Iona Tudora fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Dănuț Roman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores. Dănuț Roman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Dănuț Roman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacobo Nores. That made the score 0-6 in the 67 minute of play. Dănuț Roman 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. In the 76th minute, Dănuț Roman 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. In the 79th minute Dănuț Roman 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. Virgil Mincu had several of the Paraguay's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 82 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed Jacobo Nores as he didn't even see the shot coming. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dănuț Roman in the 86th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Gelu Jumancă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the -BZF- Valea Buzăului and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to -BZF- Valea Buzăului getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Gelu Jumancă hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Dănuț Roman with Iona Tudora as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 95th minute, Iona Tudora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The -BZF- Valea Buzăului fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. -BZF- Valea Buzăului were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Paraguay's much stronger midfield.