Challenge

Calfachioi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. When Ferdinand Lucescu came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Calfachioi AC 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 Ferdinand Lucescu couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the game, Calfachioi AC's Ferdinand Lucescu 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, 1-0. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferdinand Lucescu got free with Jacobo Nores in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manole Busuioceanu charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manole Busuioceanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 33rd minute of play forced Calfachioi AC's goalkeeper Damian Şchiopu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Damian Şchiopu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinand Lucescu to make the kick off. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jaime Pardo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 62nd minute of play forced Calfachioi AC's goalkeeper Damian Şchiopu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Calfachioi AC's Manole Busuioceanu got a free kick in the 69th minute. Primitivo Escribano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Şchiopu having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Damian Şchiopu in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, Hector Covarrubias 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 Calfachioi AC the free kick. After 83 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Hector Covarrubias. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hector Covarrubias hit a great ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Ferdinand Lucescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calfachioi AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinand Lucescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Calfachioi AC were victorious despite being under pressure from Paraguay for much of the match.