Challenge

Estadio Rudy Omlet
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jaime Pardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidro Sasoin got free with Jacobo Nores in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute, Isidro Sasoin made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pardo came free, but Lino Ciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 20th minute of play forced Asesinos Por Naturaleza's goalkeeper Lino Ciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Abelardo Jeraldo in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Paraguay's Alan Campos. After 24 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Hector Covarrubias. In the 28th minute, Primitivo Escribano made a precise shot to the right of Lino Ciano. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Paraguay's Ivan Prats managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Abelardo Jeraldo in the 31 minute of the game. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Astrada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th match minute, Asesinos Por Naturaleza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Ospetsu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Leandro Cordaro got a free kick in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isidro Sasoin to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Hector Covarrubias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lino Ciano. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Covarrubias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Jaime Pardo scored to the left of an out of position Lino Ciano, making the score, 1-3. After 64 minutes, Domingo Hernando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Asesinos Por Naturaleza and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Asesinos Por Naturaleza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingo Hernando to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 66 minutes, Hector Covarrubias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hector Covarrubias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Alvaro Astrada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lino Ciano. That made the score 2-4 after 72 minutes of play. 75 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Astrada came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Asesinos Por Naturaleza getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Christian Abaunza hit a great ball. Jaime Pardo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Paolo Gombal kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Lino Ciano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 94th minute. The Asesinos Por Naturaleza fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paraguay were clearly better and deserved to take the win.