Challenge

The Benn
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. Andy Gudmundsson started the match with the kick off. If Primitivo Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Jaime Pardo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sven-Arne Eklund. After 12 played minutes Bennis got a freekick which was hit by Henric Vallman. Primitivo Escribano hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Andy Gudmundsson fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bennis's protests and gave Andy Gudmundsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Andy Gudmundsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Arne Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bennis's Sven-Arne Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 23rd minute of play. Sven-Arne Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 27th minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 30th minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Arne Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sven-Arne Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Paraguay. Jaime Pardo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sven-Arne Eklund. 0-3. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jose Sanz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Alrot in the 41st minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Arne Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 43rd minute of play. In the 47th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Arne Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Paraguay were awarded a corner. Jaime Pardo went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Jaime Pardo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sven-Arne Eklund quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Jaime Pardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Sven-Arne Eklund skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 55th minute, Hector Covarrubias reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sven-Arne Eklund. The goal made the score 0-4. Jaime Pardo in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sven-Arne Eklund, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sven-Arne Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute of the match, Jaime Pardo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sven-Arne Eklund was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jaime Pardo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 67th playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Sven-Arne Eklund in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaime Pardo in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sven-Arne Eklund, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 74th minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Arne Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven-Arne Eklund 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 75th minute. Hans Kielberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 76 minutes into the match. Sven-Arne Eklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Sven-Arne Eklund made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. 88 minutes into the match, Bennis's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Eklund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paraguay's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.