Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pāvils Ežkāja kicked off to start the match. Ainis Sudrabkalējs was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Primitivo Escribano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zemgus Lovnieks in the 8th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ainis Sudrabkalējs didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hector Covarrubias went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ainis Sudrabkalējs having to interfere. After 18 played minutes FK LOHATRONI got a freekick which was hit by Arvils Smuksts. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Ainis Sudrabkalējs made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Jaime Pardo took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Ainis Sudrabkalējs to make any attempt to save it. Hector Covarrubias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ainis Sudrabkalējs made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Primitivo Escribano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zemgus Lovnieks, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Alan Campos hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Zemgus Lovnieks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacobo Nores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. With a little luck, FK LOHATRONI's Ainis Sudrabkalējs got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Ainis Sudrabkalējs made a huge save. Hector Covarrubias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Pardo was the one to do the kick off. When Jaime Pardo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Paraguay 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 Jaime Pardo couldn't finish the play. Ainis Sudrabkalējs came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Paraguay's Jaime Pardo. But to his dismay, Jaime Pardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 58th minute of play forced FK LOHATRONI's goalkeeper Ainis Sudrabkalējs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Jaime Pardo notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of FK LOHATRONI's Ainis Sudrabkalējs. Ainis Sudrabkalējs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ainis Sudrabkalējs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ainis Sudrabkalējs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 69th minute of play. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zemgus Lovnieks in the 73rd minute of play. FK LOHATRONI's Ainis Sudrabkalējs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 75th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ainis Sudrabkalējs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ainis Sudrabkalējs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Pardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Covarrubias might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ainis Sudrabkalējs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Covarrubias ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 90th minute of play forced FK LOHATRONI's goalkeeper Ainis Sudrabkalējs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Alan Campos got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the Paraguay players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.