Challenge

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Pardo started the match with the kick off. If Douglas de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Douglas de Souza took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. In the 9th minute of the match, Gilmar Castro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jacobo Nores saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Douglas de Souzas short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Jacobo Nores to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 15 minutes into the game, Douglas de Souza recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jacobo Nores. Douglas de Souza showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Gilmar Castro came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Floresta Club U18's Ruy da Rocha got a free kick in the 19th minute. Douglas de Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas de Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. Jacobo Nores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Castro in the 29th minute of the match. Gilmar Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st 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 Douglas de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Douglas de Souza 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. In the 35th minute of the match Floresta Club U18 got a corner. Paraguay's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruy da Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ruy da Rocha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jacobo Nores quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 38th play minutes Gilmar Castro shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. Alan Campos kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Tomé Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floresta Club U18's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomé Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Gilmar Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Gilmar Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Douglas de Souza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Tomé Reis put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. Douglas de Souza made in the 56th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Endrik Edmundo however managed to control. Tomé Reis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacobo Nores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Douglas de Souza in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. After having played for 62 minutes, Douglas de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Floresta Club U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Douglas de Souza 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 68th 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. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas de Souza in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Gilmar Castro notched a goal, 6-0, 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. 7-0 became the score in the 78th minute when Douglas de Souza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Douglas de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floresta Club U18's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas de Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas de Souza came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Douglas de Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Remo da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Vito Maia fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Club U18's protests and gave Vito Maia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Maia to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute Vito Maia 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. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo de Brito having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Floresta Club U18 had won after a very even match.