Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Fernandino started the match with the kick off. Hondo Arratia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute Apoena Ocaña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Freixa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Apoena Ocaña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Freixa was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After 13 minutes, Apoena Ocaña made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bolivia's Camilo Freixa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Fernandino during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes Bolivia got a freekick which was hit by Mario Fernandino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apoena Ocaña in the 17th minute of play forced Bolivia's goalkeeper Camilo Freixa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camilo Freixa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apoena Ocaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 19 minutes, Francisco Gallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bolivia and the Rayo Tharkad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Camilo Freixa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rayo Tharkad's Apoena Ocaña shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 24 minutes into the game, Manolo Lacorte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Camilo Freixa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 28th play minutes Manolo Lacorte shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Camilo Freixa and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alejandro Villa during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Alejandro Villa hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Zumar Figueroa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rayo Tharkad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zumar Figueroa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Humberto Leon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Manolo Lacorte came free, but Camilo Freixa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Freixa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manolo Lacorte in the 42nd minute of the match. Camilo Freixa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Apoena Ocaña went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. The Bolivia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rayo Tharkad were winning 0-7.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Apoena Ocaña to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Rayo Tharkad's Adolfo Hevia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Freixa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Apoena Ocaña was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 61st minute. Rayo Tharkad's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Rayo Tharkad's Manolo Lacorte. But to his dismay, Manolo Lacorte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Bolivia's Camilo Freixa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apoena Ocaña in the 72nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Manolo Lacorte kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Camilo Freixa. That made the score 0-10 in the 75 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Eduardo Fontirroig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Fontirroig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rune Snäll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 81 minutes into the game, Rayo Tharkad's Apoena Ocaña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Freixa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as Rayo Tharkad's Manolo Lacorte slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Camilo Freixa. That made the score 0-12 after 85 minutes of play. In the 90th minute, Manolo Lacorte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Freixa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-13. When the final whistle sounded Rayo Tharkad left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bolivia.