Challenge

Ale Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hector Covarrubias struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. John-Paul Faulkner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. Jaime Pardo struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. John-Paul Faulkner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Kirk Perkins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Kirk Perkins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Covarrubias hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. John-Paul Faulkner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. John-Paul Faulkner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Paraguay's Alan Campos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Camron Harper in the 32 minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Hector Covarrubias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John-Paul Faulkner. Parma Exiles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Covarrubias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Damian Thurman struck a weak shot in the 43rd 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 Parma Exiles. After the first half Paraguay were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Pardo to make the kick off. John-Paul Faulkner was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Jaime Pardo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jaime Pardo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Jaime Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John-Paul Faulkner having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Parma Exiles's Tyler Warner got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but John-Paul Faulkner made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Russ Hunter 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. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Thurman, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Damian Thurman scored 1-2 in the 72nd 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. Jaime Pardo struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. John-Paul Faulkner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. When Ashley Knight-Percival came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Parma Exiles 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 Ashley Knight-Percival couldn't finish the play. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Thurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Russ Hunter during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Parma Exiles getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Russ Hunter hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Paraguay left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Parma Exiles.