Challenge

Bumba Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Afonso da Rocha got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 8 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. Jaime Pardo scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ersen Bumba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Afonso da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s supporters rose to their feet, but Afonso da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to ☆BumbAAlacati☆ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Mesut Sehriyar hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ersen Bumba was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The Paraguay fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Paraguay's Jaime Pardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Hacı Baykara got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Jaime Pardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paraguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When Afonso da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the ☆BumbAAlacati☆ 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 Afonso da Rocha couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso da Rocha in the 44th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonso da Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Burak Bumba in the 51st minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tansu Erdursun came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the ☆BumbAAlacati☆ 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 Tansu Erdursun couldn't finish the play. Üzeyir Somer charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Üzeyir Somer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso da Rocha in the 78th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Jaime Pardo 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 81st minute, Hacı Baykara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 89 played minutes ☆BumbAAlacati☆ got a freekick which was hit by Hacı Baykara. The ☆BumbAAlacati☆ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Paraguay's performance. The match ended with a win for Paraguay.