Challenge

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Wlodzimierz Lepper. When Jaime Pardo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Paraguay 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 Jaime Pardo couldn't finish the play. In the 15th minute, Daniel Loi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Isias got free with Jacobo Nores in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 minutes Paraguay's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicanor Porfirio who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Eduardo Gervaso at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Paraguay. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Uriel Isias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Uriel Isias 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 2-0. Uriel Isias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 36th minute of play. Uriel Isias struck a weak shot in the 40th 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 Juniors FC. Uriel Isias scored 3-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Jaime Pardo made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Porfirio. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Enrique Frasco sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. 64 minutes into the match, Enrique Frasco notched a goal, 5-0, 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. 70 minutes into the game, Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacobo Nores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Jacobo Nores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Frasco's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Hector Covarrubias hit a great ball. Enrique Frasco struck a weak shot in the 80th 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 Juniors FC. 84 minutes into the match, Enrique Frasco notched a goal, 7-0, 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. 88 minutes into the game, Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacobo Nores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 94 minutes into the game, Enrique Frasco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paraguay's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.