Challenge

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Richard Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Peru's attentive Alonso Berganza managed to snatch the ball when Verner Hägert made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. In the 7th minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes FC Bullen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luz Tejedor who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 17 minutes, Richard Fredriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bullen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Fredriksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Fredriksson in the 20th minute of play. Peru's attentive Eliseo Mina managed to snatch the ball when Verner Hägert made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toni Schumacher narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Moises Gayoso made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Bullen's Roland Topp. FC Bullen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kurt Pååk in the 28th minute. After 32 minutes, Julian Murillo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Bullen's Verner Hägert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alonso Berganza in the 39 minute of the game. Richard Fredriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. Verner Hägert got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gustavo Lopes. In the 46th minute, Verner Hägert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toni Schumacher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 57 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Richard Fredriksson. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Kurt Pååk got a free kick in the 58th minute. 60 minutes in the game Alonso Berganza did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Julian Murillo. Julian Murillo took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Toni Schumacher. Toni Schumacher dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 65th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Amador Merexildo came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FC Bullen 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 Amador Merexildo couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Julian Murillo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Toni Schumacher. That made the score 0-3 in the 79 minute of play. Toni Schumacher made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Luz Tejedor sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Toni Schumacher in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Bullen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliseo Mina was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Eliseo Mina got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Toni Schumacher quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 92nd minute, Philip Drake left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bullen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. When the match was over Peru could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Bullen throughout the match.