Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaime Pardo made the kick off which started today's match. Enzo Weijgaerts hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Titanes Mayas's Robert Bagge got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Franklin Souto 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 0-1. Franklin Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Bagge in the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Bagge in the 23rd 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. The audience was convinced that Franklin Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Robert Bagge might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robert Bagge ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th match minute, Titanes Mayas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Souto to maneuver through the defense. In the 32ndth minute of the game Robert Bagge 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 Titanes Mayas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Bagge in the 42nd minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Franklin Souto 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franklin Souto in the 46th 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. Franklin Souto took the ball and in the 47 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 0-4. Titanes Mayas's Freddy Bihar was substituted for Rosendo Brun. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Ruben Blai made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Titanes Mayas's Leopoldo Reneros got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute Franklin Souto 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. After a defensive mix-up in Titanes Mayas's zone, Jaime Pardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mías Marin came out of the goal and Jaime Pardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Franklin Souto 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Covarrubias in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mías Marin saved Titanes Mayas from getting behind. In the 69th minute of the match, Ruben Blai got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jacobo Nores was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mías Marin having to interfere. Ruben Blai took the ball and in the 75 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 0-6. Yuri Manolev might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yuri Manolev ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Ruben Blai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Mías Marin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Blai who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Jacobo Nores when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ruben Blai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leopoldo Reneros in the 88 minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Primitivo Escribano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruben Blai went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Titanes Mayas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.