Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jaime Pardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iker Tafalla hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victorio Jax went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the match, Miguel Almiron notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Paraguay's Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sacro Balompié's Miguel Almiron got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paraguay's Xavier Zoido quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Aquiles Bieito, made in the 18th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Peto came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Sacro Balompié's Miguel Almiron. But to his dismay, Miguel Almiron quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miguel Almiron in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. Jacobo Nores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Almiron's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After 27 minutes of play, Sacro Balompié's Miguel Almiron 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Jax in the 30th minute of the match. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Almiron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Sacro Balompié's Aquiles Bieito. But to his dismay, Aquiles Bieito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Bieito, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute Sacro Balompié were awarded a corner. Miguel Almiron went to the cornerflag to take it. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Jax in the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Almiron stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Victorio Jax recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores. Victorio Jax showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. Paraguay's Xavier Zoido managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aquiles Bieito in the 58 minute of the game. Victorio Jax sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Teobaldo Bernal replaced Aquiles Bieito. Paraguay:s Jacobo Nores showed great skill when he stopped Miguel Almiron:s penalty. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Paraguay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miguel Almiron was slow to take the kick. During this time Sacro Balompié's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Sacro Balompié's Miguel Almiron to fire away a dangerous shot which Jacobo Nores despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 69th minute, Teobaldo Bernal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sacro Balompié fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Paraguay from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Matias Maties put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. Matias Matiess short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Jacobo Nores to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Baltasar Sancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Sacro Balompié's Matias Maties dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. When Iker Tafalla was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 89 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Iker Tafalla got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 91st play minutes Miguel Almiron shot 0-10, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. Victorio Jax sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Almiron got free with Jacobo Nores in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Sacro Balompié players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.