Challenge

Semishigure
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Pardo got the match started through his kick off. Hector Covarrubias struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Enrique Belo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paraguay. 11 minutes into the game, Sacit Selmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sakura Storm's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paraguay the free kick. Sacit Selmi hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Sakura Storm's Enrique Belo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the game Goi Ribas made a throw-in which Tadeusz Dziechciowski played forward. Cloyo Salazar charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cloyo Salazar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th minute, Cloyo Salazar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jaime Pardo came up free with the goalie in the 20th 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. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Manuel Ourente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Manuel Ourente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Juan Diego Tenorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tadeusz Dziechciowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Manuel Ourente charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Ourente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tadeusz Dziechciowski to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Escribano kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Goi Ribas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Tadeusz Dziechciowski notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Enrique Belo made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Jaime Pardo could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Enrique Belo however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Sakura Storm's Gervasio Zumista got a free kick in the 87th minute. A collision led to Sakura Storm getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Sacit Selmi hit a great ball. Tadeusz Dziechciowski struck a weak shot in the 92nd 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 Sakura Storm. The Sakura Storm support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.