Challenge

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute, Robin Steckamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Mina, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Julian Murillo took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cris Courtois. Cris Courtois dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 17th minute of play. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Florin Acevedo with Robin Steckamp as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Murillo in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cris Courtois saved Wambalamba FC from getting behind. After 21 minutes, Julian Murillo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Finnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Finnman in the 29th minute of play. Brian Finnmans short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Rolando Noboa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 31st match minute, Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Mina to maneuver through the defense. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Luz Tejedor notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois. Cris Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 39 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois. Cris Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Julian Murillo came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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 Julian Murillo couldn't finish the play. Rolando Noboa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Juarês Donato showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 44 minute of play. After the first half Peru were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Luz Tejedor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cris Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Robin Steckamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Noboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Moises Gayoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cris Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Luz Tejedor hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cris Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. If Brian Finnman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cris Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wambalamba FC's zone, Eliseo Mina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cris Courtois came out of the goal and Eliseo Mina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. Cris Courtois was a little too slow when Rafael Gallo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 1-5. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Steckamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Tenorio in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Milagros Fraga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cris Courtois was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6.