Challenge

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stefan Janjiš started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 10th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Veselin Pejović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hector Covarrubias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Veselin Pejović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Hector Covarrubias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselin Pejović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Sanz made in the 32nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jaime Pardo. Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but Veselin Pejović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veselin Pejović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Zoido, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Veselin Pejović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pardo in the 40th minute of the match. Paraguay's Primitivo Escribano got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FISHBONE 06's attentive Vladislav Jamina managed to snatch the ball when Jose Sanz made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

51 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Veselin Pejović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo. In the 52nd minute, Hector Covarrubias made a precise shot to the right of Veselin Pejović. FISHBONE 06's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Veselin Pejović 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 58th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jusuf Salamović during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Hector Covarrubias 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. Jaime Pardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 71 minutes into the game, when Jusuf Salamović put in a rough tackle. In the 70th minute, one of FISHBONE 06:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FISHBONE 06. When the match had been going on for 73 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 Veselin Pejović. With a little luck, FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović got control of the ball when Hector Covarrubias tried to sneak it across the goal line. FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 78th minute of play. FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Pardo in the 79th minute of play. Jaime Pardo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Veselin Pejović having to make a save. With a little luck, FISHBONE 06's Veselin Pejović got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Escribano in the 86th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Veselin Pejović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veselin Pejović 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 91st minute. In the 92nd minute of the match, Jaime Pardo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Veselin Pejović was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jaime Pardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Veselin Pejović read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veselin Pejović was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. The FISHBONE 06 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paraguay were clearly better and deserved to take the win.