Challenge

Defensores del Chaco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valeriu Băcioiu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pardo in the 7th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Felix Vorniceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hector Covarrubias fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraguay's protests and gave Hector Covarrubias a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Hector Covarrubias hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Primitivo Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Primitivo Escribano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Vorniceanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Covarrubias came free, but Felix Vorniceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Vorniceanu was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Hector Covarrubias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hector Covarrubias really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Covarrubias in the 28th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Felix Vorniceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Pardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Felix Vorniceanu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 31st minute, Paraguay's Hector Covarrubias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Felix Vorniceanu. Felix Vorniceanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. With 34 minutes on the clock, Calistrat Bara commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 35 played minutes -BZF- Barca de Buzau got a freekick which was hit by Calistrat Bara. The long shot by Jaime Pardo in the 36th minute really tested Felix Vorniceanu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jaime Pardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Felix Vorniceanu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Hector Covarrubias might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felix Vorniceanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Covarrubias ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute, Xavier Zoido 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. 46 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Felix Vorniceanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pardo.

-BZF- Barca de Buzau's Felix Vorniceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Campos in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match Hector Covarrubias shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Felix Vorniceanu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Vorniceanu having to interfere. Hector Covarrubias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Felix Vorniceanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61stth minute of the game Jaime Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Felix Vorniceanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 minutes, Valeriu Băcioiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the -BZF- Barca de Buzau and the Paraguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Valeriu Băcioiu got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Juan Diego Tenorio made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Horaţiu Nițoi. Jaime Pardo scored 6-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Vorniceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Felix Vorniceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Covarrubias in the 85th minute of the match. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Emanuel Hristea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alan Campos in the 88 minute of the game. When Paraguay's Jaime Pardo in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalie prevented a goal. If Juan Diego Tenorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A sloppy throw-in by Juan Diego Tenorio in the 96th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Emanuel Hristea. Paraguay's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.