Challenge

Manuel Ferreira
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernando Cardozo kicked off to start the match. Fernando Cardozos short, quick shot in the 2ndth minute got Arturo Feo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Flores AC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernando Cardozo was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Olimpia's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Fernando Cardozo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arturo Feo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Roque Gora had several of the Flores AC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 5 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Arturo Feo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Arturo Feo made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Fernando Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Fernando Cardozo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Feo was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Fernando Cardozo in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arturo Feo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arturo Feo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Cardozo's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Fernando Cardozo in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arturo Feo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 17th minute, Edmund Lidberg 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. Fernando Cardozo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Arturo Feo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fernando Cardozo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Arturo Feo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 孙超星 hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Arturo Feo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Cardozo in the 28th minute. 孙超星 hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Alfredo Aguilar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszko Topolski in the 30th minute of play. When Club Olimpia's Fernando Cardozo in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flores AC's goalie prevented a goal. When Club Olimpia's Fernando Cardozo in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flores AC's goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Cardozo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Arturo Feo made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Cardozo in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arturo Feo saved Flores AC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Cardozo in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arturo Feo saved Flores AC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Cardozo in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arturo Feo saved Flores AC from getting behind. Flores AC's Arturo Feo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Flores AC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Arturo Feo managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when Club Olimpia's Fernando Cardozo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 46th match minute, Club Olimpia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime Van Brusselen to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ma Wen Bo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goal looked a bit too open when Ma Wen Bo came free, but Alfredo Aguilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fernando Cardozo in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arturo Feo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 62ndth minute of the game Fernando Cardozo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flores AC's Arturo Feo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Fernando Cardozo sped through Flores AC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arturo Feo. Zhang Cheng Rong lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Club Olimpia made a substitution. Nelson Haedo replaced Fernando Cardozo. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Flores AC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Olimpia:s goal. Arturo Feo went to the wrong direction when Nelson Haedo was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Flores AC's Genaro Criston managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jack Hägglund in the 71 minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, Flores AC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Inestrosa came free, but Arturo Feo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nelson Haedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Feo was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Arturo Feo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Inestrosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute of the match Club Olimpia got a corner. Flores AC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Denis Inestrosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Paulo Gonsalvo tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Arturo Feo. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-0 in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Flores AC's goalkeeper Arturo Feo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 minutes of play, Club Olimpia's Nelson Haedo made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arturo Feo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arturo Feo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Lidberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Arturo Feo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Haedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Maxime Van Brusselen fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Olimpia's protests and gave Maxime Van Brusselen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Flores AC booed when Club Olimpia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxime Van Brusselen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Feo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Haedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Club Olimpia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.