Challenge

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julian Murillo started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Jonathan Sammut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 7th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Courtois. Templars FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 10th minute, Jonathan Sammut reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rolando Noboa. The goal made the score 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 13th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peru's attack was well implemented in the 16th minute, but when Julian Murillo was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 19th minute of the match. André Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Murillo's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Peru's Milagros Fraga got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Ritchie Engelborgh got a free kick in the 27th minute. André Courtois 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 32nd minute. Templars FC's André Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Mina in the 33rd minute of play. Eliseo Mina scored 2-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Templars FC's André Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 43rd minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. André Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Sammut to make the kick off. When Templars FC's Joaquin Phoenix in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peru's goalie prevented a goal. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 57th minute of the match. Julian Murillos short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got André Courtois to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 62 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Courtois narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 68th minute, but André Courtois got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Templars FC hanging dry this time. In the 71st minute of the match, Julian Murillo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Courtois saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in Templars FC's zone, Milagros Fraga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Courtois came out of the goal and Milagros Fraga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Templars FC made a substitution. Márk Kovács replaced Joaquin Phoenix. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Julian Murillo made a precise shot to the right of André Courtois. Templars FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Gallo in the 89th minute of the match. André Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafael Gallo went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Peru played a much better game than Templars FC and deserved their victory. The Templars FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.