Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Pardo kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Zoido to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the game, DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov 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, 0-1. Paraguay's Juan Diego Tenorio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vinnie Jones in the 8 minute of the game. Gonzo Ivanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Jaime Pardo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vute Baliev. That made the score 1-1 in the 15 minute of play. Nedyalko Berberov kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Nenchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Nano Mitrashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 minutes, Toni Nenchev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. Toni Nenchev kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Toni Nenchev got a free kick in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gonzo Ivanov made a kick off. Toni Nenchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Nedyalko Berberov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzo Ivanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzo Ivanov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahari Kerekov to maneuver through the defense. DARAS made a substitution. Paolo Rossi replaced Toni Nenchev. In the 62nd minute, Zahari Kerekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Primitivo Escribano kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. If Iliya Kasabov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonzo Ivanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzo Ivanov went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Iliya Kasabov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DARAS made a substitution. Svetoslav Hrulev replaced Iliya Kasabov. Gonzo Ivanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Jacobo Nores made a huge save. 87 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paolo Rossi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Primitivo Escribano during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 89 minutes, Gonzo Ivanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DARAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzo Ivanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91stth minute of the game Gonzo Ivanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguay's Jacobo Nores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Gonzo Ivanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gonzo Ivanov in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Nano Mitrashkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacobo Nores. That made the score 1-4 in the 96 minute of play. 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 DARAS to win.