Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Wawrzyniec Iwanowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Wawrzyniec Iwanowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute of the game Filiberto Bernebe made a throw-in which Bob De Loose played forward. After 9 minutes, Gabrijel Sandalj mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Gabrijel Sandalj got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabrijel Sandalj to maneuver through the defense. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 16th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute of the match Zero Gravity got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a defensive mix-up in Zero Gravity's zone, Jaime Pardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Caetano 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. Zero Gravity's Mikolaj Ratulowski got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paraguay's attentive Hector Covarrubias managed to snatch the ball when Mikolaj Ratulowski made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the game, Jaime Pardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paraguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. In the 29th minute, Jaime Pardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the game, Ivan Prats was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paraguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Paraguay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! In the 39th minute, Filiberto Bernebe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Filiberto Bernebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Xavier Zoido fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Xavier Zoido a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Xavier Zoido got a free kick in the 47th minute. The Paraguay players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zero Gravity were winning 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Caetano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Pardo went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Paraguay booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanny Smekens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filiberto Bernebe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Escribano's late challenge caught a Zero Gravity's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Primitivo Escribano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano got a free kick in the 64th minute. Filiberto Bernebe was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 70 minutes into the match, Mikolaj Ratulowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikolaj Ratulowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Zero Gravity's Bob De Loose slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacobo Nores. That made the score 1-4 after 76 minutes of play. A sloppy throw-in by Filiberto Bernebe in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Paraguay's Alan Campos. In the 86th minute, Filiberto Bernebe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jacobo Nores. The goal made the score 1-5. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bob De Loose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zero Gravity walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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