Challenge

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kobra TEAM's Ionică Lucescu 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. King Junior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Mina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Kobra TEAM's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luz Tejedor took the corner. King Junior 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 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionică Lucescu in the 14th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match, Amauri Lopes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rolando Noboa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 18th minute, Milagros Fraga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Amauri Lopes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milagros Fraga in the 23rd minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Aristides Paiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristides Paiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ionică Lucescu got free with Rolando Noboa in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Lucescu in the 32nd minute of the match. When Ionică Lucescu came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Kobra TEAM 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 Ionică Lucescu couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionică Lucescu. King Junior showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 36th minute of the match. After having played for 36 minutes, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 38th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but King Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kobra TEAM'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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Murillo to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Paiva came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Lucescu came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ionică Lucescu went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 63rd minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Amauri Lopes 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 66th minute Cazimir Corbeanu 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. With a little luck, Kobra TEAM's King Junior got control of the ball when Luz Tejedor tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but King Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Lucescu in the 71st minute of play. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Cristocea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Paiva came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amauri Lopes in the 77th minute of the match. Eliseo Mina struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. King Junior didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peru. In the 81st match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionică Lucescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionică Lucescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Aristides Paiva notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Peru's Rolando Noboa. Rolando Noboa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Gallo came free, but King Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Corbeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Gallo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but King Junior read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Peru players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kobra TEAM.