Challenge

Libertadores
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Venancio Mirande took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacobo Nores made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Andres Ishmael sent off a good shot on target. Jacobo Nores made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Andres Ishmael sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Club A. Independiente booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Pardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Venancio Mirande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Hector Covarrubias got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Club A. Independiente getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Venancio Mirande hit a great ball. In the 18th minute of the match Primitivo Escribano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Epifanio Havier showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andres Ishmael made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Paraguay's Juan Diego Tenorio. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Andres Ishmael tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Andres Ishmael took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. Epifanio Havier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 30th minute of play. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Paraguay from getting a goal against them. Adrian Pacifico hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Andres Ishmael managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club A. Independiente's supporters rose to their feet, but Andres Ishmael was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 48 minutes, Andres Ishmael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club A. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Ishmael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Pardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Zoido to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes into the match, Club A. Independiente's Venancio Mirande sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Club A. Independiente's Epifanio Havier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Eneto in the 57th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Eneto scored 2-0 in the 59th 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. 69 minutes into the game, Club A. Independiente's Andres Ishmael 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, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Club A. Independiente's Rolando Victoro got a free kick in the 76th minute. Epifanio Havier acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 77th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Iker Tafalla. After a rather tough play, Club A. Independiente's Elvio Tancredo got a free kick in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Eneto came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Venegas to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Mirande during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Venancio Mirande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.