Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaime Pardo made the kick off which started today's match. Witold Tuliszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th 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. Christos Koumis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaime Pardo might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christos Koumis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Pardo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Covarrubias in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christos Koumis saved MICE F.C. from getting behind. With a little luck, MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Primitivo Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Christos Koumis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christos Koumis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 24th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Hector Covarrubias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christos Koumis. That made the score 3-0 in the 27 minute of play. Stamatis Nosis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. James Rodanakis hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Christos Koumis made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. A throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game was made by Juan Diego Tenorio with Hector Covarrubias as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Babbis Markonis to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Jaime Pardo made a precise shot to the right of Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 59th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Koumis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61stth minute of the game Hector Covarrubias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Escribano to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Hector Covarrubias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Covarrubias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 80th minute of play. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Koumis 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 83rd minute. Christos Koumis 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 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Hector Covarrubias notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raul Venegas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Koumis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the MICE F.C. defense, Jaime Pardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christos Koumis. The MICE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christos Koumis should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Paraguay were the better team. Paraguay's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.