Challenge

Pokulleva
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cipriano Sauveur made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valdis Felbergs was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julian Murillo in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdis Felbergs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdis Felbergs. Black horses's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 20th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdis Felbergs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Peru's zone, Cipriano Sauveur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Noboa came out of the goal and Cipriano Sauveur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valdis Felbergs 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 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 34th minute of play forced Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Murillo in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valdis Felbergs saved Black horses from getting behind. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Black horses's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Valdis Felbergs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Emmanuel Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Peru were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Julian Murillo made a precise shot to the right of Valdis Felbergs. Black horses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Cipriano Sauveur might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rolando Noboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cipriano Sauveur ran back to his position shaking his head. Valdis Felbergs made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. Black horses made a substitution. Atso Joenväärä replaced Jakub Swierczok. A sloppy throw-in by George Maradona in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Valdis Felbergs came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Julian Murillo. But to his dismay, Julian Murillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. With a little luck, Black horses's Valdis Felbergs got control of the ball when Julian Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Emmanuel Reyes got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Efraim Gilabert. In the 85th minute, George Maradona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Atso Joenväärä put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Black horses fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! After 93 minutes Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs managed, with a little bit of luck, save Eliseo Mina's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 93rd minute of play forced Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Anthony Alvarado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.