Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Paraguay's Iker Tafalla got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wyatt Jeffers, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 9 minutes, Ivan Prats mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraguay and the Nacional Potosí players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ivan Prats hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The Nacional Potosí fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Nacional Potosí's Wyatt Jeffers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 16 minutes into the game, Jaime Pardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paraguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nacional Potosí the free kick. After 19th play minutes Wyatt Jeffers shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Jacobo Nores and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, Nacional Potosí's Jeremy Blomme got control of the ball when Hector Covarrubias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odol Abancens in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Wyatt Jeffers came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Mario Abad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional Potosí fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odol Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute of the match Nacional Potosí 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. Odol Abancens ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 34th minute, Wyatt Jeffers made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wyatt Jeffers in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. Jeremy Blomme made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Hector Covarrubias sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Xavier Zoido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Odol Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Odol Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pardo got free with Jeremy Blomme in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 46 minutes Nacional Potosí's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Pardo who took care of the corner kick. In the 47th minute, Nacional Potosí's Vecdi Tüzeman seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vecdi Tüzeman the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Nacional Potosí protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vecdi Tüzeman had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Jaime Pardo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Pardo to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nacional Potosí's Odol Abancens got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 73rd minute, Tomas Abello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional Potosí fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. If Tomas Abello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nacional Potosí made a substitution. Rogelio Abel replaced Rojelio Abalos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 83rd minute of play forced Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Jeremy Blomme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hector Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th match minute, Nacional Potosí was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lionel Beets to maneuver through the defense. Jeremy Blomme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Pardo went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. 97 minutes into the game, Odol Abancens threw the ball into play from the sideline. Paraguay's Xavier Zoido quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nacional Potosí had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.