Challenge

Blue Snail Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julian Murillo kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute, Rauno Lang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthew Benjamin was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when David Brătescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthew Benjamin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Peru's Rolando Noboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Peru from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Peru's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kees Enzing was slow to take the kick. During this time ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's players had a chance to rest. Kees Enzing made a great header on ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's corner, it was just that Peru's Rolando Noboa managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 31st minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthew Benjamin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Tõnuri in the 40th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan Tõnuri to make the kick off. In the 55th match minute, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krzysztof Kaleta to maneuver through the defense. If Luz Tejedor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Vallejo in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Vallejo in the 58th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Jan Tõnuri 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. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Brătescu in the 60th minute of play. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Tõnuri in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 66th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute Jan Tõnuri 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 73rd minute Jan Tõnuri 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 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 78 minutes into the game, Luz Tejedor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matthew Benjamin. Luz Tejedor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. 82 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Tõnuri came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Narciso Vallejo made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Kaleta in the 91st minute of play. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kees Enzing in the 92nd minute. Matthew Benjamin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Tenorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Peru supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Peru would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.