Challenge

Nuevo Armalin Estadi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Pardo kicked off to start the match. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dionisio Figueres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8th play minutes Jaime Pardo shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Dionisio Figueres and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 11th minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Figueres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cordairo Garay fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Armal F.C.'s protests and gave Cordairo Garay a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Cordairo Garay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eder Mangas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Eder Mangas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Paraguay's Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Raúl Gasso came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Real Armal F.C. 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 Raúl Gasso couldn't finish the play. Jacobo Nores was a little too slow when Eder Mangas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-1. The supporters of Paraguay booed when Real Armal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordairo Garay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hector Covarrubias scored 2-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dionisio Figueres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dionisio Figueres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raúl Gasso was the one to do the kick off. Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Real Armal F.C. getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Raúl Gasso hit a great ball. Dionisio Figueres was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Hector Covarrubias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hector Covarrubias really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Jaime Pardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Pardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dionisio Figueres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dionisio Figueres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Real Armal F.C.'s goalkeeper Dionisio Figueres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. After having played for 66 minutes, Primitivo Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Primitivo Escribano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Paraguay booed when Real Armal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adán Palacios didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaime Pardo struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Dionisio Figueres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. Raúl Gasso got his second yellow card in the match during the 70th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Real Armal F.C. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Raúl Gasso hit a great ball. A hard shot 74 in the game by Jaime Pardo from a close distance when the talented Dionisio Figueres managed to make a qualified save. Real Armal F.C.'s players were relieved. Eder Mangas hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Primitivo Escribano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionisio Figueres was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Primitivo Escribano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionisio Figueres having to interfere. 86 minutes in the game, Juan Diego Tenorio fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dionisio Figueres having to interfere. Paraguay played a much better game than Real Armal F.C. and deserved their victory. The Real Armal F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.