Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nechifor Cosoroabă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Raul Venegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jaime Pardos short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Avram Panaiteanu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 6 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. After a defensive mix-up in Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's zone, Jaime Pardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avram Panaiteanu came out of the goal and Jaime Pardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu. Avram Panaiteanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Avram Panaiteanu was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Jaime Pardo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jaime Pardo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 18thth minute of the game Hector Covarrubias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Primitivo Escribano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Avram Panaiteanu. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hector Covarrubias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avram Panaiteanu having to interfere. Avram Panaiteanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 23rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Avram Panaiteanu in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Panaiteanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avram Panaiteanu having to interfere. With a little luck, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu got control of the ball when Hector Covarrubias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Avram Panaiteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Pardo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 31st playminute. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 35th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avram Panaiteanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40thth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jaime Pardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Avram Panaiteanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector Covarrubias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Avram Panaiteanu 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 55th minute. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Escribano in the 57th minute of play. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Jaime Pardo put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Avram Panaiteanu. 63 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avram Panaiteanu. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Pardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 66 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Panaiteanu. Avram Panaiteanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 69th 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: 8-0. Avram Panaiteanu came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Paraguay's Jaime Pardo. But to his dismay, Jaime Pardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. When Hector Covarrubias came up free with the goalie in the 76th 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. In the 78th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avram Panaiteanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avram Panaiteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pardo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avram Panaiteanu saved Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting behind. Avram Panaiteanu 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 82nd minute. 86 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but Avram Panaiteanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Primitivo Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avram Panaiteanu was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Avram Panaiteanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Escribano came free, but Avram Panaiteanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Avram Panaiteanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Avram Panaiteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Paraguay had played much better football throughout.