Challenge

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Emmanuel Reyes struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Nicasio Abad 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 12th 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. 14 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kosmas Banasopoulos. Timoteo Fiz made in the 19th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Berkan Tufan however managed to control. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Blomkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rolando Noboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milagros Fraga in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Blas Frances got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Nicasio Abad 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 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Kosmas Banasopoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rolando Noboa. Rolando Noboa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Blomkvist to make the kick off. Rolando Noboa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kosmas Banasopoulos went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicasio Abad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Timoteo Fiz hit a great ball. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ made a substitution. Pompiliu Isăcescu replaced Kosmas Banasopoulos. A collision led to Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Timoteo Fiz hit a great ball. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Abad was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Julian Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Gökçe Yalazalp quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Milagros Fraga, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Anthony Alvarado hit a great ball. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Frances in the 80th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elvio Frances in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rolando Noboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The attack was good, but when Elvio Frances in the 81st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. The Peru fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Peru's Rafael Gallo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nicasio Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Gallo in the 88th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Gallo. Nicasio Abad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Gallo's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Gallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Gallo in the 93rd minute of play. Despite being the better team, Peru failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.