Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 4th minute of the match. Julian Murillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 10th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raphael Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milagros Fraga, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 19th minute of play. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 22nd minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Eliseo Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Thanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Toribio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolando Noboa having to make a save. In the 30th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphael Dantas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Julian Murillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphael Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Peru's Eliseo Mina got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Simo Mihklisaar 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. After the first half Peru were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Murillo to make the kick off. Sílvio Luiz Vieira made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Peru's Julian Murillo got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Kristofer Peck came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Julian Murillo 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Raphael Dantas in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 68th minute of the match. Raphael Dantas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Murillo's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Peru were awarded a corner. Luz Tejedor went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Thanos in the 71st minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 74th minute of play. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristofer Peck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sílvio Luiz Vieira in the 76 minute of the game. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 78th minute of play. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristofer Peck in the 79th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphael Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Peru's corner Eliseo Mina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raphael Dantas quite easily take care of the ball. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristofer Peck in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Tony Thanos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolando Noboa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. A sloppy throw-in by Sílvio Luiz Vieira in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Peru were clearly better and deserved to take the win.