Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doru Lițu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Takis Koutsos came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Eliseo Mina. But to his dismay, Eliseo Mina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 9th minute of the game Elder Santos made a throw-in which Evert Österlund played forward. In the 16th minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes The Beatles'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. The corner ended in Luz Tejedor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Beatles's Takis Koutsos did a great save. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Doru Lițu 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. Takis Koutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luz Tejedor in the 27th minute of the match. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evert Österlund in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match The Beatles got a corner. Peru's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ulisses Gaspar ran over to the corner to take the kick. 36 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of The Beatles's Takis Koutsos. Takis Koutsos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evert Österlund in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 46th minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Murillo to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Takis Koutsos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Murillo in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Takis Koutsos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Lițu in the 63rd minute of the match. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Lițu in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julian Murillo in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Takis Koutsos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Takis Koutsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Lițu came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Elder Santos in the 67th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Murillo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evert Österlund in the 73rd minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Julian Murillo put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Takis Koutsos. The Beatles made a substitution. Frederico Messias replaced Evert Österlund. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. The throw-in from Elder Santos in the 86th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Efraim Gilabert. Rafael Gallo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Takis Koutsos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. The Peru players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.