Challenge

ProScenium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Pardo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Pascal Trefzer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 7 in the game by Amine Philibert from a close distance when the talented Jacobo Nores managed to make a qualified save. Paraguay's players were relieved. If Amine Philibert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amine Philibert got free with Jacobo Nores in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amine Philibert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Amine Philibert 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. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. If Amine Philibert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jérémie Millier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 19th minute of play. In the 26th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jérémie Millier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Amine Philibert got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 31st minute Amine Philibert 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. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Ground Control's Amine Philibert. But to his dismay, Amine Philibert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After having played for 40 minutes, Amine Philibert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ground Control's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amine Philibert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Amine Philibert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacobo Nores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amine Philibert to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Ground Control's Amine Philibert made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 55 minutes, Ivan Prats mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the Ground Control players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Ivan Prats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Ground Control fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Ground Control's Amine Philibert 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Karakevych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Batiste Lassalle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ibrahim Gaudel charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ibrahim Gaudel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Paraguay booed when Ground Control was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibrahim Gaudel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jérémie Millier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 68th minute of the match. Anton Karakevych recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st match minute, Ground Control was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Karakevych to maneuver through the defense. Pascal Trefzer kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amine Philibert went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Amine Philibert 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. Jose Sanz kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Philibert in the 83rd minute of play. If Anton Karakevych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Sanz hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Amine Philibert 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. 94 minutes into the match, Anton Karakevych had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Karakevych was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ground Control had won after a very even match.