Challenge

COLISEU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Peru's Julian Murillo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 3rd minute of play. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Anacleto Rozarius tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Andrade in the 7th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 10 played minutes, Peru's Luz Tejedor shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Peru reached it. 12 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrei Cerbu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Andrei Cerbu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrei Cerbu. GLADIADORES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Mina came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Anacleto Rozarius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafa Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haakon Taankvist hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luz Tejedor in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Peru's Julian Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrei Cerbu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After a rather tough play, GLADIADORES's Batu Cem Ekinci got a free kick in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Johannes Stein in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Luz Tejedor. 47 minutes into the match, Milagros Fraga notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu. Andrei Cerbu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Andrade in the 54th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milagros Fraga came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Andrei Cerbu could save by the left post. Andrei Cerbu was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Julian Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Andrade in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Rozarius came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johannes Stein made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. The throw-in from Johannes Stein in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. A collision led to GLADIADORES getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Batu Cem Ekinci hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luz Tejedor got free with Andrei Cerbu in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peru's Emmanuel Reyes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrei Cerbu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julian Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Andrei Cerbu made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Andrei Cerbu in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 minutes of play, GLADIADORES's Anacleto Rozarius made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Noboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Gallo in the 93rd minute of play. When Rafael Gallo came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Peru fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael Gallo couldn't finish the play. Peru were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after GLADIADORES's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eliseo Mina took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Eliseo Mina got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Andrei Cerbu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 97th minute, Peru's Alonso Berganza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andrei Cerbu. Andrei Cerbu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-5. The GLADIADORES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Peru were clearly better and deserved to take the win.