Challenge

Dunamis Arena
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. Virgilio Arias started the match with the kick off. Herminio Luke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Hector Covarrubias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hector Covarrubias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Herminio Luke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 15 minutes in the game Juan Diego Tenorio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hector Covarrubias. 18 minutes into the game, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herminio Luke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 24th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pardo in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Herminio Luke saved Dunamis from getting behind. In the 31st minute Primitivo Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Covarrubias in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Herminio Luke saved Dunamis from getting behind. In the 34thth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dunamis's Herminio Luke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dunamis's Herminio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herminio Luke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Pardo went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Dunamis's Herminio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 44th minute of play. Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 47th minute of play forced Dunamis's goalkeeper Herminio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Herminio Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Diego Tenorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Escribano in the 54th minute of play forced Dunamis's goalkeeper Herminio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herminio Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paraguay's Juan Diego Tenorio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 56th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Herminio Luke but with some difficulty. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 57th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dunamis's Silverio Xabat quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan Diego Tenorio, made in the 61st minute of the game. 64 minutes into the game, Juan Diego Tenorio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Dunamis's Silverio Xabat quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Juan Diego Tenorio made in the 65th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jaime Pardo however managed to control. Juan Diego Tenorio made in the 69th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jaime Pardo. A hard shot 70 in the game by Hector Covarrubias from a close distance when the talented Herminio Luke managed to make a qualified save. Dunamis's players were relieved. Jaime Pardo came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Herminio Luke could save by the left post. Dunamis's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Hector Covarrubias scored to the left of an out of position Herminio Luke, making the score, 0-6. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Hector Covarrubias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Covarrubias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Herminio Luke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Dunamis's Herminio Luke got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dunamis's Herminio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Dunamis's zone, Hector Covarrubias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herminio Luke came out of the goal and Hector Covarrubias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Jaime Pardo in the 83rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 85thth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dunamis's Herminio Luke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Covarrubias in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Herminio Luke saved Dunamis from getting behind. Herminio Luke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. When the match was over Paraguay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dunamis throughout the match.