Challenge

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Douglas de Souza got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas de Souza in the 3rd minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute of the match Floresta Club U18 got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruy da Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ruy da Rocha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jacobo Nores quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gilmar Castro succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Gilmar Castro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores, 3-0. Jacobo Nores stood somewhat misplaced when Douglas de Souza came free in front of goal and shot 4-0 to the left of him in the 19 minute. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Paraguay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ruy da Rocha was slow to take the kick. During this time Floresta Club U18's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Paraguay's Jacobo Nores got control of the ball when Douglas de Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Gilmar Castro sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. Gilmar Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomé Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Jacobo Nores made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Tomé Reis sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Escribano to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Douglas de Souza took a quick shot and it went in 6-0 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. When Xavier Zoido fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Xavier Zoido a yellow card for diving instead. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xavier Zoido kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Douglas de Souza succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 7-0 in the 44th playminute. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jaime Pardo made the kick off in the second half. In the 55thth minute of the game Gilmar Castro 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. Hector Covarrubias charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hector Covarrubias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Covarrubias to maneuver through the defense. When Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes into the game, Floresta Club U18's Tomé Reis 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, 8-0. Douglas de Souza struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Floresta Club U18. Gilmar Castro struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Floresta Club U18. In the 76th minute Douglas de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Hector Covarrubias. Floresta Club U18 made a substitution. Vito Maia replaced Gilmar Castro. Hector Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza 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, 10-0. After having played for 89 minutes, Tomé Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Floresta Club U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomé Reis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Douglas de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 97 minutes into the game, Douglas de Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paraguay players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Floresta Club U18.