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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. If Aziz Vijiaratnam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the game, 刘磊城 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paraguay the free kick. After 7 played minutes 河南鹤壁11人代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 刘磊城. In the 8th minute of the match Primitivo Escribano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 庞阳森 skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Aziz Vijiaratnam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Aziz Vijiaratnam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 庞阳森 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Pardo in the 21st minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 河南鹤壁11人代表队's 庞阳森 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpected shot in the 23rd minute by Jaime Pardo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Hector Covarrubias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 庞阳森 having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Jaime Pardo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Pardo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the game, Aziz Vijiaratnam cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's 庞阳森 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save 河南鹤壁11人代表队 from getting a goal against them. After the first half 河南鹤壁11人代表队 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 许文真 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 马剑响 made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias. In the 63rd minute, Aziz Vijiaratnam made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 67 minutes into the match, 河南鹤壁11人代表队's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but 庞阳森 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Primitivo Escribano was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Alan Campos's late challenge caught a 河南鹤壁11人代表队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Campos helped the player get up and apologised. Alan Campos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 庞阳森 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Hector Covarrubias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. 庞阳森 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Jacobo Nores successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 庞阳森 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ivan Prats tried in the 88th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Jacobo Nores a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Primitivo Escribano during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Paraguay manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing 河南鹤壁11人代表队 to win.