Challenge

Maksimir
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Domagoj Grković took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emmanuel Reyes made in the 2nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Milagros Fraga immediately put the ball in play. Gabrijel Jovanovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Domagoj Grković 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 15th minute of the match, Tonko Urban tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rolando Noboa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 17 minutes into the game, Julian Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gabrijel Jovanovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute Eliseo Mina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabrijel Jovanovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabrijel Jovanovski 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 30th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Mina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gabrijel Jovanovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabrijel Jovanovski. Lipovljani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 43rd minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabrijel Jovanovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lipovljani's Gabrijel Jovanovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julian Murillo was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the game, Tonko Urban cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rolando Noboa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Efraim Gilabert hit a great ball. Tonko Urban missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 71 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Rolando Noboa right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Murillo in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabrijel Jovanovski saved Lipovljani from getting behind. Peru were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Lipovljani's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luz Tejedor took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peru's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Murillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabrijel Jovanovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lovro Majer in the 84th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes Lipovljani got a freekick which was hit by Kevin De Bruyne. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th play minute Rafael Gallo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gabrijel Jovanovski. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Peru's Joaquin Prats got a free kick in the 91st minute. Gabrijel Jovanovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Gallo in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Rafael Gallo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gabrijel Jovanovski. Rafael Gallo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5.