Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luz Tejedor in the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luz Tejedor was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. Peru's Eliseo Mina was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Liu Xing Qiang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Mina in the 5th minute of play. Luz Tejedor scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liu Xing Qiang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rolando Noboa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Erwin Jadamowitz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 16th minute of play. After some careless play in the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liu Xing Qiang should have stopped the shot. Liu Xing Qiang 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 19th minute. Milagros Fraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the game, Stefan Fausild threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Quique Branca charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Quique Branca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, one of Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim Malta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liu Xing Qiang 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 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 35th minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Jadamowitz in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Malta in the 41st minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Anthony Alvarado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Peru and the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Julian Murillo to make the kick off. 61 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. A sloppy throw-in by Stefan Fausild in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Julian Murillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Francesco Coscia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Noboa. The Peru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Noboa should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute, Valeriu Stoicescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Stefan Fausild made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Valeriu Stoicescu however managed to control. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Peru walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.