Challenge

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Paraguay's Jaime Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Sven-Erik Högberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Alliance fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 12 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Pardo. Kasper Hermansson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baran Bilge Ulusoy scored 2-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kasper Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Iker Tafalla fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Iker Tafalla a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, one of Paraguay: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 Paraguay. In the 26th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Pardo to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Östen Högberg in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Paraguay's Alan Campos. Evert Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Pardo in the 32nd minute of play. Baran Bilge Ulusoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 38 minutes, Alan Campos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the The Alliance players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Alan Campos got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute Sven-Erik Högberg 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baran Bilge Ulusoy during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Alliance's Baran Bilge Ulusoy got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Pardo was the one to do the kick off. Jaime Pardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hector Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Iker Tafalla hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match Baran Bilge Ulusoy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacobo Nores showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sven-Erik Högberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. Sven-Erik Högberg scored 4-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to The Alliance getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Georg Frisk hit a great ball. Urban Galvan kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 75 played minutes The Alliance got a freekick which was hit by Kasper Hermansson. Urban Galvan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evert Offendahl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Pardo in the 79th minute. The Alliance's Andreas Nordmark was substituted for Valter Rosin. 83 minutes into the game, Sven Söderberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Paraguay's Xavier Zoido quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 84 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Alan Campos. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Iker Tafalla put in a rough tackle. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Paraguay! Baran Bilge Ulusoy took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 97 minutes into the game, The Alliance's Andreas Nordmark 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, 6-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Alliance fans cheered their team off the field, for while Paraguay had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.