Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Pardo made the kick off and thus started the match. Iker Tafalla was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Iker Tafalla. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Paul Stoian got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Wagner Doro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wagner Doro in the 18th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Karl-Michael Brask had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute, Karl-Michael Brask made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wagner Doro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Karl-Michael Brask sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. If Xerxes Doro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 minutes, Xerxes Doro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xerxes Doro to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 47th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Michael Brask stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask made it 0-4 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! Jacobo Nores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl-Michael Brask's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Wagner Doro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paraguay's Raul Venegas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wagner Doro, made in the 61st minute of the game. In the last second Jacobo Nores throw himself and got hold of the ball when Xerxes Doro in the 68thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Jacobo Nores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 70th minute. Karl-Michael Brask might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karl-Michael Brask ran back to his position shaking his head. Wagner Doro made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Karl-Michael Brask immediately put the ball in play. In the 81st minute, Karl-Michael Brask made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 84th minute, Xerxes Doro 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. Jacobo Nores made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Karl-Michael Brask sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute, Karl-Michael Brask 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. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Alan Campos got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Xerxes Doro came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti 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 Xerxes Doro couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Batalionul U23 Dorobanti eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.