Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alvi Verde's Germano do Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Jose Sanz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Duarte Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 6th minute of the match. Primitivo Escribano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Couto having to interfere. After 10 minutes, Jaime Pardo made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Alvi Verde's Duarte Couto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alvi Verde fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 14 minutes, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Duarte Couto. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Primitivo Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Primitivo Escribano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duarte Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Couto having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Primitivo Escribano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Duarte Couto. That made the score 4-0 in the 25 minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Couto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Jaime Pardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Duarte Couto made a huge save. Duarte Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 39th minute of play. Jaime Pardo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Duarte Couto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jaime Pardo scored 8-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duarte Couto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaime Pardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Jaime Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Primitivo Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hector Covarrubias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 61st minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Duarte Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Alvi Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Escribano came free, but Duarte Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Alvi Verde's zone, Hector Covarrubias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duarte Couto came out of the goal and Hector Covarrubias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Covarrubias might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duarte Couto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Covarrubias ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Pardo in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duarte Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alan Campos made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alvi Verde's Manoel Berger. 72 minutes into the game, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Couto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Duarte Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Primitivo Escribano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paraguay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. After 85th play minutes Jaime Pardo shot 12-0, a short shot which went by Duarte Couto and just under the crossbar into goal. Jaime Pardo took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duarte Couto. Duarte Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 13-0. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.