Challenge

Takatsch Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Haralampi Donchev started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Anani Tyanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Takatsch and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stavri Parlapanov during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Takatsch fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Paraguay a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jaime Pardo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Takatsch's Milan Karatotev. 0-1. The supporters of FC Takatsch booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Diego Tenorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Haralampi Donchev fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Takatsch's protests and gave Haralampi Donchev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th match minute, FC Takatsch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haralampi Donchev to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Milan Karatotev was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. If Primitivo Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Georgi Protogerov hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pardo in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Milan Karatotev saved FC Takatsch from getting behind. Jaime Pardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Milan Karatotev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. When Hector Covarrubias came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Paraguay 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 Hector Covarrubias couldn't finish the play. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Milan Karatotev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Haralampi Donchev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute, Xavier Zoido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Milan Karatotev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 82nd minute. 88 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Milan Karatotev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Primitivo Escribano struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Milan Karatotev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. The supporters of Paraguay booed when FC Takatsch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anani Tyanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC Takatsch fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paraguay were clearly better and deserved to take the win.