Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ingvar Hökkvist got the match started through his kick off. Jaime Pardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Arne Almstedt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Arne Almstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Pardo in the 13th minute. With his leg Arne Almstedt managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Paraguay's Jaime Pardo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 17th minute, Ingvar Hökkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Ingvar Hökkvist 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 23rd minute, Hector Covarrubias 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. Ingvar Hökkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 27th minute, Hector Covarrubias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wiktor Lindmark charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiktor Lindmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hudiksvalls United. Ingvar Hökkvist took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ingvar Hökkvist went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Hector Covarrubias came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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 43rd minute, Ingvar Hökkvist 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Pardo to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls United defense, Primitivo Escribano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arne Almstedt. The Hudiksvalls United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arne Almstedt should have stopped the shot. In the 54th minute, Jaime Pardo made a precise shot to the right of Arne Almstedt. Hudiksvalls United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Wiktor Lindmark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 minutes, Xavier Zoido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the Hudiksvalls United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Xavier Zoido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xavier Zoido got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Xavier Zoido hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Hudiksvalls United's Jacobo Nores threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ingvar Hökkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 69th minute, Alan Campos made a precise shot to the right of Arne Almstedt. Hudiksvalls United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After having played for 73 minutes, Primitivo Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Primitivo Escribano 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 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hector Covarrubias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere. Ingvar Hökkvist's late challenge caught a Paraguay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ingvar Hökkvist helped the player get up and apologised. Ingvar Hökkvist hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The excitement rose when Paraguay's Alan Campos after 92 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 4-3. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Arne Almstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Paraguay had played much better football throughout.