Challenge

Gerena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yane Donkovski took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Old Dogs United's Borimir Karadzhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 3rd minute of play. Borimir Karadzhov 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 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 10th minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 11th minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Primitivo Escribano might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Borimir Karadzhov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Primitivo Escribano ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pardo in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Borimir Karadzhov saved FC Old Dogs United from getting behind. Borimir Karadzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 21 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. Borimir Karadzhov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Pardo went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Momchil Denkin took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. A sloppy throw-in by Jose Sanz in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Old Dogs United's Alexey Spahiyski. When Jaime Pardo fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Jaime Pardo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Pardo to maneuver through the defense. When Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Old Dogs United's goalie prevented a goal. Yane Donkovski lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Old Dogs United! Jaime Pardo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. Jaime Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Borimir Karadzhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Pardo took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Borimir Karadzhov. Borimir Karadzhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Juan Diego Tenorio made in the 61st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jaime Pardo however managed to control. FC Old Dogs United's attentive Alexey Spahiyski managed to snatch the ball when Jose Sanz made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. Jose Sanz made in the 67th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jaime Pardo. Borimir Karadzhov made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Jaime Pardo sent off a good shot on target. Borimir Karadzhov 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 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. Primitivo Escribano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hector Covarrubias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Borimir Karadzhov having to interfere. Primitivo Escribano might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Borimir Karadzhov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Primitivo Escribano ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Borimir Karadzhov managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Paraguay's Jaime Pardo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Paraguay booed when FC Old Dogs United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atanas Vitanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 84 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. Borimir Karadzhov made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Hector Covarrubias sent off a good shot on target. Borimir Karadzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Escribano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paraguay's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.