Challenge

NEO QUIMICA ARENA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilson Veiga made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldo Barral was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Wilson Veiga struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CORINTHIANS. A collision led to CORINTHIANS getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Moisés de Almeida hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Adalberto Passos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jacobo Nores, passed just outside the right post. Ronaldo Barral 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 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedrão Berger during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jaime Pardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Pardo was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Veiga in the 51st minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Adalberto Passos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. During the 64th minute of the match Pedrão Berger completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Pedrão Berger a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to CORINTHIANS getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Pedrão Berger hit a great ball. The supporters of Paraguay booed when CORINTHIANS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. CORINTHIANS's Osmar Neiva was substituted for Adalberto Passos. CORINTHIANS's Caio Paiva was substituted for Artur Bueno. Wilson Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Jaime Pardo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Jaime Pardo a yellow card for diving instead. Jaime Pardo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, CORINTHIANS's Osmar Neiva got a free kick in the 79th minute. Primitivo Escribano struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Ronaldo Barral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. After 87 played minutes CORINTHIANS got a freekick which was hit by Urtsín Dumont. After 91 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Zoido. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Veiga in the 94th minute of play. Many of Paraguay's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Paraguay may have spent more time on the ball, but CORINTHIANS were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.