Challenge

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julian Murillo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Kalinowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Federico Kalinowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Federico Kalinowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but Federico Kalinowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Cabezon in the 11th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximino Cabezon might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rolando Noboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximino Cabezon ran back to his position shaking his head. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Maximino Cabezon sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Luz Tejedor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Federico Kalinowski. ACF Fiorentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luz Tejedor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 29 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ACF Fiorentina's Federico Kalinowski. Federico Kalinowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Federico Kalinowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luz Tejedor in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Alonso Berganza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Maximino Cabezon 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. 39 minutes into the game, Oier Jareño was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ACF Fiorentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Peru the free kick. Oier Jareño kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hu Xi to maneuver through the defense. Federico Kalinowski 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 46th minute. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Cabezon in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximino Cabezon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 55 minutes, Maximino Cabezon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ACF Fiorentina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximino Cabezon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Peru's Federico Kalinowski threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Julian Murillo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 59th minute Maximino Cabezon 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. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 66 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Federico Kalinowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 66 minutes into the game, Peru's Julian Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Federico Kalinowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. ACF Fiorentina's Anselmo Luar was substituted for Saturnino Michael. ACF Fiorentina made a substitution. Ruperto Quilino replaced Gabriel Gaufred. ACF Fiorentina's Hernán Leandro was substituted for Maximino Cabezon. Ruperto Quilino hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milagros Fraga got free with Federico Kalinowski in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Peru's Federico Kalinowski threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Julian Murillo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Peru's Eliseo Mina got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. In the 92nd minute, Peru's Antonio Tenorio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Gallo in the 96th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Federico Kalinowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ACF Fiorentina fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Peru were clearly better and deserved to take the win.