Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 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 12th match minute, Tala Bosques del Jaure was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Lewicki to maneuver through the defense. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Xove Tijerina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Murillo in the 26th minute. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Xove Tijerina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Mina in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luz Tejedor ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anthony Alvarado made a great header on Peru's corner, it was just that Tala Bosques del Jaure's Xove Tijerina managed to reach the ball for a save. Xove Tijerina 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 33rd minute. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Cai Wei Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala Bosques del Jaure's supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Wei Xi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Noboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Tala Bosques del Jaure's Xove Tijerina got control of the ball when Julian Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xove Tijerina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Milagros Fraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's Cai Wei Xi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Tala Bosques del Jaure's Mihai Popean seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mihai Popean the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tala Bosques del Jaure protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mihai Popean had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Edinson Rodríguez was substituted for Cai Wei Xi. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Tala Bosques del Jaure:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Peru:s goal. Xove Tijerina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luz Tejedor went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 75 minutes into the match, Edinson Rodríguez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rolando Noboa, 2-1. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xove Tijerina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luz Tejedor in the 80th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Julian Murillo made a precise shot to the right of Xove Tijerina. Tala Bosques del Jaure's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. 91 minutes into the game, Edinson Rodríguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Rolando Noboa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th minute, Antonio Tenorio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 96th minute Rafael Gallo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xove Tijerina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.